I was rebuilding my Fedora VMware image today. Attempting to install TrueCrypt 5.x, I became very frustrated. It made me realize my expectations have changed. I no longer want to have to understand every single application I use, how to compile it, its associated dependencies and specifics. On one hand learning this still interests me to this day. Unfortunately, I no longer have the free time I once had to do this for every application I require — so I just want it to work. Since a quick install didn’t seem to be an option, I started compiling TrueCrypt from source and adding in all the dependency libraries etc. During this process, I discovered a entry by Oliver Meyer. He published a simple step by step procedure. It is easy to understand and well done. Highly recommend it.
-mike.
