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This article lists the current system requirements for Symantec Drive Encryption 10.3.2 for Linux.
This article will be updated as additional platforms or other system requirements are tested and added for Drive Encryption for Linux.
Platform | Added in Release | Date of Release |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (64-bit) | MP12 | Feb 18, 2016 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (64-bit)* | MP10 | Aug 6, 2015 |
Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (32-bit and 64-bit versions) | MP7 | Jan 29, 2015 |
Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (32-bit and 64-bit versions) | MP7 | Jan 29, 2015 |
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (32-bit and 64-bit versions) | MP3 | Aug 20, 2014 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (32-bit and 64-bit versions) | MP1 | Apr 15, 2014 |
Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 had been removed as a supported platform from Symantec Drive Encryption for Linux in the 10.3.2 MP11 Maintenance Pack release. However, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 has been added again as a supported platform in the 10.3.2 MP12 Maintenance Pack release. The download option for the Symantec Encryption Desktop client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 is now available from Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.3.2 MP12.
Symantec Drive Encryption for Linux runs on these platforms:
CentOS is free, open source software based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For the purposes of supporting Symantec Drive Encryption for Linux, the two are functionally equivalent.
The system requirements for Symantec Drive Encryption for Linux are:
Symantec Drive Encryption for Linux is compatible with the default Logical Volume Manager (LVM) installation. That is, for systems using LVM, the /boot directory must reside on a normal (non-LVM) partition. This constraint can be satisfied in one of the following ways: