Either way, if you want some serious encryption on you system, look no further than EasyCrypt: a military grade encryption tool that can allow for AES 512-bit Whirlpool encryption. I tried using TrueCrypt on Ubuntu in the past, but found it annoying to be entering terminal commands several times a day to access the encrypted file. I find Easy Crypt to be a speedy, practical, and easy to use interface on a daily basis.
With the basic Easy Crypt setup, your locked files are saved as a hidden file in your user directory, located at /home/username/.easycrypt-crypt (although using the
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