Install as packages

This is the recommended method of installing Bitmask. If installed as a package, Bitmask will run faster, be better integrated in the system, and will be kept up to date.

Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander)

To install

sudo -s
add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian saucy main"
curl https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install bitmask leap-keyring

To remove

sudo -s
apt-get remove bitmask leap-keyring
apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901
add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian saucy main"

Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

To install

sudo -s
add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian raring main"
curl https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install bitmask leap-keyring

To remove

sudo -s
apt-get remove bitmask leap-keyring
apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901
add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian raring main"

Debian 7.0 (Wheezy)

To install

sudo -s
add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian wheezy main"
curl https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install bitmask leap-keyring

To remove

sudo -s
apt-get remove bitmask leap-keyring
apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901
add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian wheezy main"

Debian 8.0 (Jessie)

To install

sudo -s
add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian jessie main"
curl https://dl.bitmask.net/apt.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install bitmask leap-keyring

To remove

sudo -s
apt-get remove bitmask leap-keyring
apt-key del 0x1E34A1828E207901
add-apt-repository --remove "deb http://deb.bitmask.net/debian jessie main"

Install stand-alone bundle

Alternately, you can run Bitmask from a stand alone bundle. This is useful if want to run Bitmask from a thumb drive. The bundle should work on most recent Linux distributions that are derived from Debian (e.g. Ubuntu, Mint, etc).

There are several disadvantages to the stand-alone bundle:

• Installing via the bundle takes up more space.
• The Bitmask app will be less well integrated with the desktop environment.
• Running from the bundle is slower to start than via packages.
• You will not get automatic updates running the stand alone bundle.

How do you tell if you running a 32 bit or 64 bit kernel? Run the following command:

uname -m

If the result is:

• x86_64, you have 64 bit
• ia64, you have 64 bit
• i686, you have 32 bit
• i386, you have 32 bit

32 bit kernel

Download 32 bit

64 bit kernel

Download 64 bit

Other options

If you want to install an old or development version of Bitmask, you can browse all releases.

Configuring email

To get encrypted email to work, you have two options:

1. Bitmask Thunderbird Extension (recommended)
2. Manual email client configuration

Bitmask Thunderbird Extension

1. Install Bitmask app and register for an account.
2. Install the Bitmask Thunderbird Extension.
3. Select the Thunderbird menu item File > New > Bitmask Account...

Manual email client configuration

• IMAP – localhost:1984
  • username: the full email address you use with the Bitmask app.
  • password: ignored, can be anything.
  • SSL/TLS: off
• SMTP – localhost:2013
  • authentication: none
  • SSL/TLS: off

You should also disable any local caching in your email client, if applicable. All the data stored by Bitmask is kept on disk in an encrypted format, but your mail client might cache your email in clear text, so it is good to disable caching if you can. Also, all your Bitmask email is sync'ed locally anyway, so there is no benefit to local caching.