How To Install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8.
What is dislocker
Dislocker has been designed to read BitLocker encrypted partitions (“drives”) under a Linux system. The driver has the capability to read/write partitions encrypted using Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 (AES-CBC, AES-XTS, 128 or 256 bits, with or without the Elephant diffuser, encrypted partitions); BitLocker-To-Go encrypted partitions (USB/FAT32 partitions). The file name where the BitLocker encrypted partition will be decrypted needs to be given. This may take a long time, depending on the size of the encrypted partition. But afterward, once the partition is decrypted, the access to the NTFS partition will be faster than with FUSE. Another thing to think about is the size of the disk (same size as the volume that is tried to be decrypted). Nevertheless, once the partition is decrypted, the file can be mounted as any NTFS partition and won’t have any link to the original BitLocker partition.
We can use yum or dnf to install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dislocker.
Install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install dislocker using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dislocker
Install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install dislocker using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dislocker
How To Uninstall dislocker on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the dislocker package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dislocker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dislocker on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
