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Ouroboros Chrysopoeia edited this page Jan 2, 2022 · 2 revisions

This page describes the release tarballs that are published on https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/releases .

What files are available for download?

File Contains
gocryptfs_vX.Y.Z_linux-static_amd64.tar.gz Linux x86_64 binaries and manpages, compatible with all distributions
gocryptfs_vX.Y.Z_src.tar.gz gocryptfs source code
gocryptfs_vX.Y.Z_src-deps.tar.gz gocryptfs source code plus all dependencies (in the vendor dir)
*.asc gpg file signature (how to verify)

If you want to immediately use gocryptfs on a Linux x86_64 PC, download the "linux-static_amd64" tarball.

What's inside the "linux-static_amd64" tarball?

File Description
gocryptfs gocryptfs binary compiled for Linux x86_64
gocryptfs.1 gocryptfs manpage
gocryptfs-xray gocryptfs-xray binary compiled for Linux x86_64
gocryptfs-xray.1 gocryptfs-xray manpage

Usually, you only need the gocryptfs binary (manpage).

gocryptfs-xray can be used to extract the master key and encrypt or decrypt paths (manpage).

Where is the changelog?

Changelog is here: https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs#changelog

Download Statistics

Can be seen here: https://jessedp.github.io/github-release-stats/?username=rfjakob&repository=gocryptfs