Beginning with PGP Desktop 10.0, PGP Whole Disk Encryption is supported on Linux. PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux locks down the entire contents of your Linux system using PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) technology.

This article details how to install PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux.

Installation

To install PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Linux:

1. Download the appropriate installer from FileConnect or your Symantec PGP Universal Server. To download from your Symantec PGP Universal Server, go to the Consumers tab and click the Download Client button. Choose either Linux 32-bit or Linux 64-bit and your distribution of Linux. As of this writing, the latest version of PGP Desktop, 10.2.0 MP3 build 2317, supports the following distributions: RHEL 5.4, RHEL 5.5, RHEL 6.0, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04.
2. For your Linux distribution, run the following command(s) in the appropriate directory replacing xxxx with the appropriate build number from the downloaded installer:
   
   Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit: 'sudo bash pgp_desktop_10.2.0.xxxx_linux_ub10.04_i386.bsx'
   
   Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit: 'sudo bash pgp_desktop_10.2.0.xxxx_linux_ub10.04_x86_64.bsx'
   
   Ubuntu 9.04: 'sudo bash PGPDesktop_10.0.0_linux_ub9.04_i386.bsx'
   
   Ubuntu 8.04: 'sudo bash PGPDesktop_10.0.0_linux_ub8.04_i386.bsx'
   
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
   
   'su -'
   
   'bash PGPDesktop_10.0.0_linux_el5_i386.bsx'
    
3. Read and accept the license agreement. After installation completes, you are prompted to restart your computer.
4. Restart the computer.

License Authorization for Standalone Users

1. From the terminal command line, switch to the PGP Corporation > PGP Desktop directory.
2. Type 'pgpwde --license-authorize --license-name "<USER_NAME>" --license-organization "<ORGANIZATION>" --license-number <LICENSE KEY>'
3. Press Enter.

Configuring a Managed Client

1. From a terminal, run 'sudo pgpconfigure "ovid=<server>&mail=*&admin=1' replacing <server> with the FQDN or IP address of your Symantec PGP Universal Server.
2. Reboot.
3. From a terminal, run 'pgpenroll --enroll'. You will be prompted for the username and password of a valid user.

Encrypting a Drive

For most users, the following command will instrument the drive, add a user (replace <user> and <password> with your credentials), and start the encryption process: pgpwde --secure --disk 0 --user "<user>" -p '<password>' --all --fast

Please consult the User's Guide for additional information: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC4560