I want to be able to use a CD/USB bootable live linux distribution to:read a truecrypt volumemount local drivesUbuntu Privacy Remix seemed perfect as it does include TrueCrypt, but it explicitly cannot see local drives (kernel source modified, as discussed here).I want to use this live CD/USB distribution for backup/data recovery purposes, as in this question.  For example, I might want to use truecrypt to decrypt the local drive and back it up unencrypted.  Or, I might want to back up an unencrypted local drive to a truecrypt encrypted backup drive.  Or both.Yes, it really really must be truecrypt (or something that can safely and reliably read/write all valid truecrypt partitions...).I'm aware that it is possible to boot one of the many live distros that doesn't have truecrypt, plug in a usb device with truecrypt on it, install truecrypt, and then use it for the above purposes.  But that's painful and inelegant.  Hence my question.  edit I have tried to use cryptsetup, as described in the answer from Xen2050.  Cryptsetup has problems mounting some truecrypt partitions.  So the question still stands.
Live linux distribution that includes TrueCrypt, to be used for data recovery
data recovery;distribution choice;live usb;livecd;truecrypt
Any live distribution with cryptsetup should be able to read truecrypt volumes, and I thought they all could mount local drives (apparently you found one that can't).I know Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, CrunchBang can, probably any Debian-derived distro, or Arch, or Red Hat, I think they all can install cryptsetup one way or the other. FYI, from cryptsetup's help:   open --type tcrypt <device> <name>   tcryptOpen <device> <name>  (old syntax)          Opens the TCRYPT (a TrueCrypt-compatible) <device> and sets up a          mapping <name>.          <options> can be [--key-file, --tcrypt-hidden,  --tcrypt-system,          --readonly, --test-passphrase].          The  keyfile  parameter  allows combination of file content with          the passphrase and can be repeated. Note that using keyfiles  is          compatible with TCRYPT and is different from LUKS keyfile logic.