ecryptfs-utils version 53-1ubuntu14 unavailable on AMD-64

[Tony Green]

Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils

Kubuntu 8.10

I am trying to follow the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedPrivateDirectory to set up an encrypted private directory.

"apt-get install ecryptfs-utils" installs 53-1ubuntu12. However, the instructions for configuring to work with password-less logins states that 53-1ubuntu14 or later is required.

Following the instructions, "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" does not result in any upgrading of this package.

This means I am unable to follow the instructions, as /usr/share/ecryptfs-utils does not exist (presumably this is a new addition to the more recent packages) and cannot use an encrypted directory.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Thanks, but there is probably a typo in that help page. Intrepid is only at 53-1ubuntu12 (although 53-1ubuntu13 is in intrepid-proposed at the moment).

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Thanks for the report.

Chris is absolutely right...

Typo on my part. I have updated the wiki page accordingly.

:-Dustin

[Tony Green (ubuntu-beermad-deactivatedaccount)]

In which case, either the instructions for password-less login are also wrong or there are files missing from the package, as /usr/share/ecryptfs-utils isn't installed by it.

Either that or I'm cocking-up seriously...

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Tony-

Check that you have:
$ dpkg -l | grep ecryptfs-utils
ii ecryptfs-utils 53-1ubuntu13

And then:

$ dpkg -L ecryptfs-utils | grep /usr/share/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.desktop
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.txt

:-Dustin

[Tony Green (ubuntu-beermad-deactivatedaccount)]

Dustin,

It may be that there actually IS a version problem:

$ dpkg -l | grep ecryptfs-utils
ii ecryptfs-utils 53-1ubuntu12 ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (utilities)
$ dpkg -L ecryptfs-utils | grep /usr/share/ecryptfs-utils
$

So whereas you're showing 53-1ubuntu13, I only have 53-1ubuntu12 despite having followed the steps to ensure I had the most up-to-date version (as I only installed it today, it ought to have been anyway).

Tony

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

-13 is in the intrepid-proposed repository.

Check that you have -proposed enabled.

$ grep proposed /etc/apt/sources.list

:-Dustin

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Tony,

You need to enable the intrepid-proposed repository to get 53-1ubuntu13. To do this, go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources. In the updates tab, make sure that "intrepid-proposed" is checked.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Whoops, Dustin beat me to it ;)

[Tony Green (ubuntu-beermad-deactivatedaccount)]

That sorted it, thanks both.

Probably worth putting that in the instructions as well to save more bug reports?

Should I be safe installing the other 69 updates in proposed to a live system?

Cheers
Tony

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

It should be promoted from -proposed to -updates any day now.

:-Dustin