The eCryptfs kernel module is available in all Linux kernels since version 2.6.19, released November 30, 2006. eCryptfs is built directly into some kernels (such as Ubuntu), while on others, you may need to:
modprobe ecryptfs
The eCryptfs user space utilities (ecryptfs-utils) are available in all major Linux distributions. Generally, you should install eCryptfs from your chosen distribution's package manager.
| Arch | pacman -Sy ecryptfs-utils |
| Debian | apt-get install ecryptfs-utils |
| Fedora | yum install ecryptfs-utils |
| Gentoo | emerge ecryptfs-utils |
| Mint | sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils |
| openSUSE | zypper --install ecryptfs-utils |
| Ubuntu | sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils |
However, developers, packagers, and advanced users may wish to download and build from the released source archives, which can be found here:
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download