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I wrote a Guide on how to install Arch Linux with BTRFS and (almost) Full Disk encrytion (veprogames.github.io)

submitted 11 months ago by vepro to c/[email protected]

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This covers obtaining the ISO, connecting to Wi-Fi, partitioning, formatting, mounting, installing, setting up encryption and installing GRUB, in one article. Also includes some tips, like quickly mounting from install medium. Maybe this helps someone.

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[–] WheelcharArtist 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

            
              with GRUB you can go full disk encryption
why should i use your guide of instead of the wiki?

[–] vepro 3 points 11 months ago

I wrote this more or less for fun; it is slightly more extensive than the installation guide geared for a more advanced setup. The wiki is mentioned in the article as well and is encouraged to be used too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

AFAIK GRUB itself cannot be encrypted.

[–] vepro 1 points 11 months ago

The Bootloader itself cannot be encrypted afaik, but the Kernel and initrd can reside on a LUKS Volume (GRUB_USE_CRYPTODISK). But, in order to prevent having to input your passphrase twice, you need to use a keyfile, and I have no experience with that, so I have gone another route. I don't think that a kernel and initrd necessarily need to be encrypted