How To Install luckyluks on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install luckyluks on Ubuntu 22.04. luckyluks is GUI for creating and unlocking LUKS/TrueCrypt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install luckyluks on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is luckyluks

luckyluks is:

This program is a Linux GUI for creating and (un-)locking encrypted volumes from container files. Unlocked containers leave an icon in the systray as a reminder to close them eventually. Supports cryptsetup/LUKS and Truecrypt container files.

There are three methods to install luckyluks on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install luckyluks Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install luckyluks using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install luckyluks

Install luckyluks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install luckyluks using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install luckyluks

Install luckyluks Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install luckyluks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install luckyluks

How To Uninstall luckyluks on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the luckyluks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove luckyluks

Uninstall luckyluks And Its Dependencies

To uninstall luckyluks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove luckyluks

Remove luckyluks Configurations and Data

To remove luckyluks configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge luckyluks

Remove luckyluks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove luckyluks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge luckyluks

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install luckyluks package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.