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Seiichi "Suikan" Horie edited this page Jul 24, 2021 · 9 revisions

Full disk encryption

How to

Installing Ubuntu 20.04 to the LVM on LUKS (in Japanese)

A step-by-step guide with a detailed explanation.

Full Disk Encryption Howto 2019

Comprehensive guide of the Ubuntu Full Disk Encryption Installation.

Full Disk Encryption

A step-by-step guide of the Void Linux installation, in the Void Handbook. This guide doesn't use the void-installer.

Install LVM LUKS

Another step-by-step guide for Void Linux, in the Void Wiki. While this page is deprecated, this procedure with the void-installer is helpful to develop the Kaiten-yaki.

Technical Explanation

dm-crypt/System configuration

A comprehensive guide to set up the system for the encrypted installation, in the archlinux.org. The information around cpio hook is very important to understand how the kernel decrypts the given root volume.

Unlock LUKS encrypted Debian root with key file on boot partition

Question and discussion around the trouble of the LUKS encryption. There is an interesting comment on the cryptsetup command KEYFILE_PATTERN. In the Debian implementation, the key files are ignored even it is in the crypttab, except it is psecified KEYFILE_PATTERN shell variable.

Debian Cryptsetup Initramfs integration : Storing keyfiles directly in the initrd

The technical note referred from the above discussion.

Among the key files listed in the crypttab(5), those matching the value of the environment variable KEYFILE_PATTERN (interpreted as a shell pattern) will be included in the initramfs image. For instance if /etc/crypttab lists two key files /etc/keys/{root,swap}.key, you can add the following to /etc/cryptsetup-initramfs/conf-hook to add them to the initrd.

Dual-booting

How to

Dual Booting Ubuntu With Windows 10 Pro With BitLocker Encryption

A Beginner's guide to installing Ubuntu to

  • UEFI system
  • Bitlocker enabled Windows.

The biggest point is to disable the BitLocker at first and then re-enable it at last. Otherwise, changing the UEFI partition lets the BitLocker ask passphrase every time.

Technical Explanation

Dual Boot with Windows

A Comprehensive guide of dual boot in archlinux.org.

Other

Ubunt Desktop Installer

Ubuntu is making a new desktop installer. They are talking about the full disk encryption.