(Newbie questions) Do I need to update from v 1.8.0? How to update using tarballs? #747
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Hello, I'm pretty much just a normal user. Last week I started using gocryptfs + SiriKali (I'm poor at CLI). Installed both just from the Software Manager (Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon) and it is v 1.8.0, released 3 years ago. Since this is an encryption tool I figured it should be the latest version. Is it still safe to not update it? My use cases are:
For the second part (updating using tarballs), this is embarrassing but I can't figure out what to make of TIA. |
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You can run those binaries by opening a terminal in their directory and typing You can also move the man pages. These are manuals you can view on the terminal by entering You can use the following commands to move the files as described above: sudo mv gocryptfs gocryptfs-xray /usr/local/bin
sudo mv gocryptfs.1 gocryptfs-xray.1 /usr/local/share/man/man1This might be a lot of information at once. Take your time to understand the concepts and to get to know your distribution. It'll get easier and eventually fun. 🥳 |
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Thank you so much. Really appreciate it :) |
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gocryptfsandgocryptfs-xrayare binaries, i.e. they are the compiled source code that you can run as a program. See this wiki page.You can run those binaries by opening a terminal in their directory and typing
./gocryptfsor./gocryptfs-xray. However, common practice is to put them in a directory that yourPATHvariable includes. Given that you don't want a program or another user to replace those binaries, you should move them to a directory that's included inPATHand can only be modified by a user with super-user priviliges. There are several directories you can choose. I personally have my manually installed binaries in/usr/local/bin/.You can also move the man pages. These are man…