How can I cleanup a botched Truecrypt installation?

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Published on 2012-06-28T23:02:44Z Indexed on 2012/06/29 3:23 UTC
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I made the mistake of downloading the X64 version of Truecrypt and trying to install it when I'm actually running the 32-bit version of Precise Pangolin.

I want to clean up the files that I am unable to use, but of course I can't just run the uninstall since Truecrypt could not be installed in the first place.

I am new to this but I have spent some time researching the command line.

When I run "locate trucrypt -i" in the terminal I receive several relevant files in the usr/bin and usr/share directories. No "rm" commands work on these listed files--I only get "no such file or directory" back. I'm sure this has something to do with permissions but I don't know what I'm missing here.

Why is it I cannot find these files through the GUI (even when I select "show hidden files") or when I try to navigate to these files via the terminal using cd and ls commands?

How can I remove these files (they are there aren't they?), one way or another, from my system?

Your patience and time are appreciated

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