I haven't tried it, but take a look at Krypt at http://krypt.berlios.de/.
As for decrypting the drive, I would think if you put the drive into /etc/crypttab, it should remove the need to run the cryptsetup command. I should (hopefully, time permitting) be able to look at this this weekend, as I have an external drive that I intend to encrypt. --b On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Tobias Schula <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I'm using debian sid. I have an encrypted external drive which I use for > backup purposes. When I plug it in it shows up in fdisk, but I have to > mount > it manually via cryptsetup and mount. But when using a kubuntu install and > plugging in that drive kde asks me the password of the drive and mounts it > automatically. Do I have to install a specific package or is this behaviour > specific kubunu and impossible in debian? > > Tobias > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > >

