Monthly Archives: January 2012

Linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake), Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)

APT Package Resource List for Old Ubuntu Releases

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Package repositories for old Ubuntu releases are dropped from Ubuntu’s upstream package repository and are removed from Ubuntu package mirrors. However, Ubuntu still makes them available here: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/. Here is an example /etc/apt/sources.list file for Ubuntu Dapper:

#
# /etc/apt/sources.list
# Ubuntu Dapper 6.06
#
#
# main and restricted:
#
#   These are the primary package archives.
#
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
#
# universe:
#
#   Additional software from the larger pool of debian packages.  Gobs and
#   gobs of useful software lives here, however, software from this
#   repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team.
#
#   Note: Some of the software in this repository may not be under a free
#         licence. Please satisfy yourself as to your rights to use the
#         software.
#
#   Note: Software in this repository WILL NOT receive any review or
#         updates from the Ubuntu security team.
#
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
#
# multiverse:
#
#  Additional software that is "not free", which means the licensing
#  requirements of this software do not meet the Ubuntu "main" Component
#  Licence Policy.
#
#  Note: This software is not supported and usually cannot be fixed or
#  updated. Use it at your own risk.
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates multiverse
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security multiverse
#
# backports:
#
#   Software from a newer release of the distribution, or even from the
#   development branch of the distribution, but built against this release.
#   It may provide newer features, but should be considered untested.
#
#   Note: Software in this repository WILL NOT receive any review or
#         updates from the Ubuntu security team.
#
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports universe
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports universe
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports multiverse
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports multiverse

Here is an example /etc/apt/sources.list file for Ubuntu Hardy:

#
# /etc/apt/sources.list
# Ubuntu Hardy 8.04
#
#
# main and restricted:
#
#   These are the primary package archives.
#
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates main restricted
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
#
# universe:
#
#   Additional software from the larger pool of debian packages.  Gobs and
#   gobs of useful software lives here, however, software from this
#   repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team.
#
#   Note: Some of the software in this repository may not be under a free
#         licence. Please satisfy yourself as to your rights to use the
#         software.
#
#   Note: Software in this repository WILL NOT receive any review or
#         updates from the Ubuntu security team.
#
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy universe
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates universe
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
#
# multiverse:
#
#  Additional software that is "not free", which means the licensing
#  requirements of this software do not meet the Ubuntu "main" Component
#  Licence Policy.
#
#  Note: This software is not supported and usually cannot be fixed or
#  updated. Use it at your own risk.
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy multiverse
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-updates multiverse
deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
#
# backports:
#
#   Software from a newer release of the distribution, or even from the
#   development branch of the distribution, but built against this release.
#   It may provide newer features, but should be considered untested.
#
#   Note: Software in this repository WILL NOT receive any review or
#         updates from the Ubuntu security team.
#
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports main restricted
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports main restricted
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports universe
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports universe
#deb     http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports multiverse
#deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-backports multiverse

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Linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

Encrypting a Directory using TrueCrypt

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Create a password protected encrypted file container using TrueCrypt stored in the path ~/encrypted/encrypted.tc. The following script will decrypt this file and mount it as the directory ~/encrypted/encrypted. It will also unmount the directory when you are done.
 

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#!/bin/sh
# truecrypt-encrypted
# Mount and unmount an encrypted TrueCrypt directory.
#
# Author: Dave Lehman <dave@nowherelan.com>; http://nowherelan.com
# Date Created: 2012-01-01
# Version: 1.0
################################################################################
SCRIPTNAME=truecrypt-encrypted
ENCRYPTED_FILE=$HOME/encrypted/encrypted.tc
DECRYPTED_MNT=$HOME/encrypted/encrypted
mount(){
    mkdir -p $DECRYPTED_MNT
    truecrypt --text $ENCRYPTED_FILE $DECRYPTED_MNT
    return 0
}
umount(){
    truecrypt --text --dismount $DECRYPTED_FILE
    return 0
}
status(){
    truecrypt --text --list $DECRYPTED_FILE
    return 0
}
case "$1" in
    --mount)
        mount
        ;;
    --umount)
        umount
        ;;
    --status)
        status
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {--mount|--umount|--status}" >&2
        exit 0
        ;;
esac
exit 0