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Install Truecrypt on Ubuntu 18.04 fails

Asked by Robert Harper

I have used Truecrypt for many years, both Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows. Have tried to install on a Live User version of Ubuntu 18.04 with no success. Backtracking I have been able to install it on Ubuntu 16.04 but not 16.1 (again Live User from a USB stick). All seems to be going well until the actual install when I encounter the following message:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 truecrypt : Depends: libappindicator1 (>= 0.2.91) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Is there a problem with the .deb package or my version of Ubuntu?
Thanks for any help.
Regards,
Robert

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of:

apt-cache policy truecrypt libappindicator1

Thanks

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Robert Harper (robert-harper44) said : 		#2

The output is:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy truecrypt libappindicator1
truecrypt:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 7.1a-13
  Version table:
     7.1a-13 500
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/stefansundin/truecrypt/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
libappindicator1:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Can't believe the trouble I am having with 18.04, can't get WINE working either.
Robert

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Then contact the PPA maintener to report the issue. It's a package made by some guy (or girl) on the Web and not Canonical.

Why would you use something like this and not one from the official repository? Especially something as system changing as encryption of your drive?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net

Its also not been developed since 2014 and is unsecure. This will be why the package was dropped.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#5

Your output is strange.
libappindicator1 is available in the main repository for all supported Ubuntu releases, but it is not shown for you. I suspect an error in the repository definition on your system. This can also be the cause for problems in installing other software.

For diagnostic purposes, what is the output of the commands:

uname -a
lsb_release -crid
cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list

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Robert Harper (robert-harper44) said : 		#6

Manfred, by using your diagnostic commands I was able to clean my sources list and update it. Suddenly the command line installation for Truecrypt worked. Do not understand why but it has now installed. Thank you and all who contributed to resolving this problem. Robert