Linux Package Installation for Ubuntu

Prerequisites

Note

Before you can download and install the package using the Apt repository, you must contact Thales Supportto get the username and password for the package repository on which the package resides.

Installing the Unsigned DEB Package

The CTE installation bin files contain the unsigned native packages. Extract them by running the bin file with the -e flag.

Log on to the host system as root and copy or mount the installation file to the host system.

Extract the DEB file using the following command:

./vee-fs-<release>-<build>-<distro>-<architecture>.bin -e

Example

./vee-fs-7.5.0-68-ubuntu22-x86_64.bin -e

Response

Contents extracted.

Verify that the package extracted correctly:
```
ls *deb
```
Example Response
```
vee-fs-7.5.0-68-ubuntu22-x86_64.deb
```
To start the installation using the deb file, use the following command:
```
dpkg -i vee-fs-7.5.0-68-ubuntu22-x86_64.deb
```
Follow the prompts to install and register CTE.

For details about the installation and registration process, see the appropriate installation procedure.
- If you are going to register the system with a CipherTrust Manager, see Configuring CTE for Linux with CipherTrust Manager.

Installing the Signed DEB Package

Create the source list file, /etc/apt/sources.list.d/Vormetric-VTE.list, with the following contents:

a. Add the following contents from the Vormetric Source repository.

deb https://packages.vormetric.com/vte/VERSION/UBUNTU_VER /

Where:
- VERSION: CTE release version. Ex: 7.6.0
- UBUNTU_VER: Ubuntu release version. Ex: ubuntu20, ubuntu22
b. Create the login configuration file, type:
```
vi /etc/apt/auth.conf
```
c. Enter the login information, type:
```
    machine packages.vormetric.com/vte/VERSION/UBUNTU_VER login USER password PASSWD
```
Where:
- USER PASSWORD: Username/password obtained from Thales Support
- VERSION: CTE release version. Ex: 7.5.0
- UBUNTU_VER: Ubuntu release version. Ex: ubuntu22, ubuntu20
Import public key from the repository

$ sudo curl -O https://packages.vormetric.com/pub/PKG-GPG-KEY-vormetric $ sudo gpg --import PKG-GPG-KEY-vormetric $ sudo apt-key add PKG-GPG-KEY-vormetric //add an OpenPGP key to your repository. apt-key will deprecated with Ubuntu 22. $ sudo apt-key update
Retrieve the new list of packages.
```
$ sudo apt-get update
```
List all versions of the CTE binary:
```
$ apt-cache madison vee-fs
```

Install CipherTrust Transparent Encryption.

$ sudo apt-get install vee-fs : installs the latest version of CTE
$ sudo apt-get install vee-fs=<release>-<build> : installs the specific version of CTE

Follow the prompts to install and register CTE.

For details about the installation and registration process, see the appropriate installation procedure.
- If you are going to register the system with a CipherTrust Manager, see Configuring CTE for Linux with CipherTrust Manager.

Installing the Signed DEB Package Manually

If you want to manually verify the signed version of the CTE DEB package, you can download the public key from the Thales package repository and manually verify the DEB signature.

Download the deb file, type:
```
$  wget -c --user USER --password PASSWORD  https://packages.vormetric.com/vte/VERSION/REL_VERSION/TARGET_PKG_NAME
```
Example
```
$  wget -c --user USER --password PASSWORD  https://packages.vormetric.com/vte/7.5.0/ubuntu22/vee-fs-7.5.0-68-ubuntu22-x86_64.deb
```
where:
- REL_VERSION: RHEL release version. Ex: ubuntu20, ubuntu22
- USER/PASSWORD: Username/password obtained from Thales Support
- VERSION: CTE release version. Ex: 7.5.0
- TARGET_PKG_NAME: Target package filename to download. Ex: vee-fs-7.5.0-68-ubuntu22-x86_64.deb
Import the public key from the Thales package repository:

$ sudo gpg --import PKG-GPG-KEY-vormetric $ sudo apt-key add PKG-GPG-KEY-vormetric $ sudo apt-key update

Verify the signature of the package.

sudo dpkg-sig --verify vee-fs-<release>-<build>-<distro>-<architecture>.deb