How To Install cryptmount on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptmount on Ubuntu 22.04. cryptmount is Management of encrypted file systems

Introduction

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

What is cryptmount

cryptmount is:

cryptmount is a utility for creating encrypted filesystems & swap partitions and which allows an ordinary user to mount/unmount filesystems without requiring superuser privileges.

It offers the following features: * easy and safe on-demand access to filesystems without su/sudo; * access passwords can be changed easily without involving the sys-admin; * filesystems can reside on raw disk partitions or ordinary files; * supports LUKS encrypted filesystems created by cryptsetup; * encrypted access keys can be stored on removable media (e.g. USB flash disks); * includes support for encrypted swap partitions; * multiple filesystems can be stored in a single disk partition; * encrypted filesystems can be initialized at boot-up or on demand; * temporary filesystems can be setup via command-line, for use in shell-scripts; * transparent configuration of dm-crypt & loopback devices during mounting; * access keys can optionally be made compatible with OpenSSL.

There are three methods to install cryptmount 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 cryptmount Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cryptmount

Install cryptmount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cryptmount

Install cryptmount 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 cryptmount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cryptmount

How To Uninstall cryptmount on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cryptmount

Uninstall cryptmount And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptmount

Remove cryptmount Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cryptmount

Remove cryptmount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptmount

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Summary

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