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TrueCrypt With Ubuntu AppIndicator PPA

<div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu doesn't support tray icons by default and further more, the <i>systray whitelist,</i> which could be used to get applications to use the systray, has been <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/unity-notification-area-systray.html">removed</a> with Ubuntu 13.04.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is pretty bad for <a href="http://www.truecrypt.org/">TrueCrypt</a>, an open source disk encryption application that still uses a tray icon and doesn't come with an Ubuntu AppIndicator, because you can't bring the mount/dismount dialog up once you close the main window unless you kill the application (it closes to the tray which isn't visible).</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JWlXf0eiq0Nm13wQgVP50vnLMr6lxoTnkMMkYSonimzRYGl32i-RbPIGZm_eOUPNaORmjsCJSKj3sc8hm_Uiget2EkaQllUTry0xev5y_yeq1LiXiLKzIt13750sSqJL3d6l5UZsY0w/s800/truecrypt-ubuntu-appindicator.png"><img alt="TrueCrypt Ubuntu AppIndicator" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JWlXf0eiq0Nm13wQgVP50vnLMr6lxoTnkMMkYSonimzRYGl32i-RbPIGZm_eOUPNaORmjsCJSKj3sc8hm_Uiget2EkaQllUTry0xev5y_yeq1LiXiLKzIt13750sSqJL3d6l5UZsY0w/s329/truecrypt-ubuntu-appindicator.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For this reason, Stefan Sundin has created an <b>Ubuntu PPA for TrueCrypt which has been patched to use an Ubuntu AppIndicator instead of a tray icon</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install TrueCrypt with AppIndicator instead of tray icon in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install TrueCrypt with Ubuntu AppIndicator support (PPA available for Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04), use the commands below in a terminal:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stefansundin/truecrypt<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install truecrypt</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The AppIndicator exits when hiding (closing) the main TrueCrypt window - to fix this, open the TrueCrypt preferences and on the "<i>Background Task</i>" tab, uncheck "<i>Exit when there are no mounted volumes</i>".</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to recover for the tip!</i></div>

TrueCrypt With Ubuntu AppIndicator PPA

Ubuntu doesn't support tray icons by default and further more, the systray whitelist, which could be used to get applications to use th...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.libertyzero.com/GEncfsM/">Gnome Encfs Manager</a> (GencfsM) is a tool to manage EncFS filesystems</b>. The tool is a great alternative to Cryptkeeper (but with some extra features), which can't be used in Ubuntu 13.04 unless you install a patched Unity to support the old <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/how-to-get-systray-whitelist-back-in.html" rel="How To Get The Systray Whitelist Back In Ubuntu 13.04">systray whitelist</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FYhjwcDqdQ_BiSMeg_vbKnVThVr2irsWpkTw8rmmtWwt8hUHIwzFxy-e4DwDqOwmDs0Zijama_ErOIonXPLfCUo9Z4bj7rBGMXRtYHOdrJAJ0az33R9loLSzbnn3JweYe32P5gtf0b9w/s1600/gnome-encfs-manager.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnome encfs manager" border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FYhjwcDqdQ_BiSMeg_vbKnVThVr2irsWpkTw8rmmtWwt8hUHIwzFxy-e4DwDqOwmDs0Zijama_ErOIonXPLfCUo9Z4bj7rBGMXRtYHOdrJAJ0az33R9loLSzbnn3JweYe32P5gtf0b9w/s320/gnome-encfs-manager.jpg" title="gnome encfs manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space and the files are encrypted using a volume key stored encrypted in the source directory. This can be used, for instance, to encrypt a folder with confidential data in your Dropbox (because for instance, Dropbox doesn't encrypt the data on your computer) - more about this, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/06/encrypt-your-private-dropbox-data-with.html" title="Encrypt Your Private Dropbox Data With EncFS">HERE</a>.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gnome Encfs Manager can be used to create, mount and unmount EncFS folders and comes with GNOME Keyring and Ubuntu AppIndicator support</b>. Also, the applications can mount EncFs folders at startup, useful if you use EncFS with cloud sync / storage services such as Dropbox or Ubuntu One.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-1Aojf6Iyn63Uh2hvA5SkU-ct2sMBCr-j14K7PqqLMsr7PWhpy5Vse-_d1Azu-sI4Dr0StuPwXXDTwOzZ72JBqMXVt39WhpPqLqx-ysuHGM3ogylsR5PX8tGDHrZ6W4LJVowyk78qGbh/s1600/gnome-encfs-manager-config.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnome encfs manager" border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-1Aojf6Iyn63Uh2hvA5SkU-ct2sMBCr-j14K7PqqLMsr7PWhpy5Vse-_d1Azu-sI4Dr0StuPwXXDTwOzZ72JBqMXVt39WhpPqLqx-ysuHGM3ogylsR5PX8tGDHrZ6W4LJVowyk78qGbh/s320/gnome-encfs-manager-config.jpg" title="gnome encfs manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Other Gnome Encfs Manager features include: allow other users to access the stash, unmount after a certain number of idle minutes, as well as some advanced options like post mount or pre mount commands, set the encfs config file and more.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install GNOME Encfs Manager in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the official GNOME Encfs Manager PPA and install the application in Ubuntu, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gencfsm/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gnome-encfs-manager</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To download the source code, report bugs and so on, see the Gnome Encfs Manager <a href="https://launchpad.net/gencfsm">Launchpad page</a>.</div>

Gnome Encfs Manager: Cryptkeeper Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support

Gnome Encfs Manager (GencfsM) is a tool to manage EncFS filesystems . The tool is a great alternative to Cryptkeeper (but with some extra f...

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