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Package request: "Shufflecake"
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Description
Package name
Shufflecake
Package homepage
Description
Shufflecake is a tool for Linux that allows to create multiple hidden volumes on a storage device in such a way that it is very difficult, even under forensic inspection, to prove the existence of such volumes. This is useful for people whose freedom of expression is threatened by repressive authorities or dangerous criminal organizations, in particular: whistleblowers, investigative journalists, and activists for human rights in oppressive regimes. You can consider Shufflecake a "spiritual successor" of tools such as TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt, but vastly improved: it works natively on Linux, it supports any filesystem of choice, and can manage multiple nested volumes per device, so to make deniability of the existence of these partitions really plausible.
Does the requested package meet the package requirements?
Compiled
Is the requested package released?
Yes
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Shufflecake homepage and the package request details to confirm the project is released and compiled for Linux. Then inspect existing Void package templates for comparable tools and determine the required package metadata and build steps. Done means Shufflecake is represented as an installable Void package and its package checks pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100