cplusplus@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-27 days agoWhy Veracrypt not in flatpak?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down124
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minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 days agoI would assume because the whole model of encrypting your drives and installing bootloaders doesn’t blend well with the flatpak sandbox
minus-squareLemongrab@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoYou can give a Flatpak the necessary permissions to modify disks. All the permissions needed by Veracrypt could be granted.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoI haven’t used veracrypt to encrypt linux system partitions. Does it do all the decryption in user space somehow?
I would assume because the whole model of encrypting your drives and installing bootloaders doesn’t blend well with the flatpak sandbox
You can give a Flatpak the necessary permissions to modify disks. All the permissions needed by Veracrypt could be granted.
I haven’t used veracrypt to encrypt linux system partitions. Does it do all the decryption in user space somehow?