NB: Ripped (and modified) from : http://tredosoft.com/comment/reply/37 How to install TrueCrypt 4.3a on Fedora 7 We are going to compile TrueCrypt from source so first grab TrueCrypt’s source code. When it’s downloaded, extract the source code and navigate to the Linux folder : tar xfz truecrypt-4.3a-source-code.tar.gzcd truecrypt-4.3a-source-codecd Linux Truecrypt needs to compile a kernel module [...]

This was modified for the instructions given for 4.2 from the (German) blog at http://fedorawiki.de/index.php/Truecrypt Set up yum # yum install yum-utils# yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config unifdef Install Kernel Sources This install the sources from the rpm downloaded into the current directory. The rpm can be discarded afterwards. # yumdownloader –source kernel –enablerepo core-source –enablerepo [...]

This was wholesale copied from the (German) blog at http://fedorawiki.de/index.php/Truecrypt Set up yum # yum install yum-utils# yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config unifdef # yumdownloader –source kernel –enablerepo core-source –enablerepo updates-source Install Kernel Sources # mkdir /usr/src/redhat # due to packaging problem, I guess# rpm -ivh kernel-$(uname -r).src.rpm # cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS# rpmbuild -bp –target $(uname -m) [...]

Added scripts for Linux so that the CLI options were automatically correctly chosen. The GUI on WinXP is nice, but become repetitive after a while. mount-fieldstone : #! /bin/bashtruecrypt –user-mount /media/1GB/Fieldstone.truecrypt /media/Fieldstone umount-all : #! /bin/bashtruecrypt –dismount Also, so that normal users can mount and dismount truecrypt drives : # chmod u+s /usr/bin/truecrypt

Anaconda bug had i586 kernel being installed on Dell 600m laptop, with uname -a mis-reporting an i686 installation. i586 -> i686 kernel change required, then truecrypt modules on farm.repo work like magic. When installing packages with kmods (e.g. the rt2500 and truecrypt drivers) you might run into trouble like this: Transaction Check Error: package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 [...]