How To Install libtcplay on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcplay on Debian 12.
What is libtcplay
libtcplay is:
tcplay is a free (BSD-licensed), pretty much fully featured (including multiple keyfiles, cipher cascades, etc) and stable TrueCrypt implementation.
This implementation supports mapping (opening) both system and normal TrueCrypt volumes, as well as opening hidden volumes and opening an outer volume while protecting a hidden volume. There is also support to create volumes, including hidden volumes, etc.
Since tcplay uses dm-crypt it makes full use of any available hardware encryption/decryption support once the volume has been mapped.
There are three methods to install libtcplay on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtcplay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcplay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtcplay
Install libtcplay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcplay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtcplay
Install libtcplay 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libtcplay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtcplay
How To Uninstall libtcplay on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libtcplay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtcplay
Uninstall libtcplay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtcplay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcplay
Remove libtcplay Configurations and Data
To remove libtcplay configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtcplay
Remove libtcplay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtcplay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcplay
Dependencies
libtcplay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcplay package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
