Even though I was the owner of the truecrypt rpm, I decided to try
installing it with YAST (as root) and that did it! I am still not certain
why the cli did not work, unless it was because it required installation as
root.

Godzilla

Godzilla wrote:
> Even though I was the owner of the truecrypt rpm, I decided to try
> installing it with YAST (as root) and that did it! I am still not certain
> why the cli did not work, unless it was because it required installation as
> root.

What would be the point of the root user if you were allowed to write
outside your home directory without root privileges?