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FooCrypt, A Tale Of Cynical Cyclical Encryption
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Installing Linux On Windows
Download FooCrypt.X.Y.Z.Core Documentation
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You can install a Linux Run Time Environment on Windows 10 via
Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
Once you have installed the Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS environment
Update the package database
sudo apt update { enter your password when prompted }
Upgrade the Windows Subsystem run time environment
sudo apt upgrade { enter your password when prompted }
Note :
You may be prompted to restart your PC if required by the upgrading of the Ubuntu packages
Install the Ubuntu packages required by FooCrypt
sudo apt install ksh expect tcl tk binutils gzip unzip { enter your password when prompted }
sudo apt install firefox evince { enter your password when prompted }
*firefox is required for viewing HTML [ Online ] & PDF Documentation From The FooCrypt Help Menu
*evince is the standard Ubuntu PDF viewer for viewing the PDF Documentation From The Filesystem
Update your .profile
echo export PATH=\${PATH}:/opt/FooCrypt >> ${HOME}/.profile
Pre FooCrypt.2.1.1 required you to set the DISPLAY variable manually, DISPLAY=:0 this is now set internally by FooCrypt.2.1.1+
echo export DISPLAY=:0.0 >> ${HOME}/.profile
Restart your Ubuntu run time environment by closing the shell window and re opening it.
Install the FooCrypt Debian package as per https://doco.foocrypt.xyz/linux-install
sudo dpkg -i foocrypt-X.Y.Z-core-linux_x86_64.deb
You are now able to run FooCrypt via the command line.
In order to utilize FooCrypt via the Graphical User Interface, you will need to install an X Server such as the Ming X Server which is available via
Ming X Server : https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/Xming/6.9.0.31/Xming-6-9-0-31-setup.exe/download
Simply install your X Server of choice
You will need to run FooCrypt via the command line once you have opened up the WSL run time environment shell.
Command Line : /opt/FooCrypt/FooCrypt
GUI : /opt/FooCrypt/FooCrypt-GUI
*Note : RPM packaging systems
dpkg can be installed via the latest epel-release by following the instructions for your Linux installation @ https://pkgs.org/download/dpkg
The FooCrypt install requirements should be installed via yum
The DEBIAN package requirements defined in the FooCrypt Debian package will fail, so you should manually check that all required packages for your installation are available to FooCrypt by running /opt/FooCrypt/FooCrypt -c and fixing any errors.
