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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 1 year 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 1 year ago (3 children)
  1. with GRUB you can go full disk encryption
  2. why should i use your guide of instead of the wiki?
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AFAIK GRUB itself cannot be encrypted.

[–] vepro 1 points 1 year 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

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