copensource·Open Sourcebycplusplus Why Veracrypt not in flatpak?View original on programming.dev-20Comments8
DDaisy (she/her) lemmy.ml3Hide 3 repliesThose are two completely different things. It is like saying "why hammers not apples?" There is no logical answer, they are just two completely different things.12
BBlueSquid0741 replylemmy.sdf.org2Hide 2 repliesI was confused, but I think they might be asking why Veracrypt isn’t available as a flatpak35
ryannathans aussie.zone2Hide 2 repliesI would assume because the whole model of encrypting your drives and installing bootloaders doesn't blend well with the flatpak sandbox7
Lemongrab replylemmy.one1Hide 1 replyYou can give a Flatpak the necessary permissions to modify disks. All the permissions needed by Veracrypt could be granted.7
ryannathans replyaussie.zoneI haven't used veracrypt to encrypt linux system partitions. Does it do all the decryption in user space somehow?2
Those are two completely different things. It is like saying "why hammers not apples?" There is no logical answer, they are just two completely different things.
I was confused, but I think they might be asking why Veracrypt isn’t available as a flatpak
I've interpreted like that as well. 🤔
this, sorry for the title
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?
Go ask them https://mastodon.social/@veracrypt