The alternate Ubuntu installer (NOT the live CD) has an automatic install option for "full" disk encryption. I put it in quotes because it will leave you with an unencrypted 250mb boot partition, but everything else is encrypted with a passphrase that you have to enter at boot time.
I haven't tried it yet, but I have a Dell Ubuntu laptop on the way and I plan on reinstalling using this method as soon as it gets here. I heard that the performance hit isn't too noticeable, but that is all going to depend on the speed of the hardware. Oh, and in a somewhat unfortunate (only because of the crime) child porn case they ruled that the accused's passphrase was content of his memory and thus he was covered under his 5th Amendment right against self incrimination. Personally I'd like to see the guy in jail forever, but the rights of the many are more important than the punishment of one sick individual. Hope that helps. Good luck! Jimmy On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:28 PM, turtle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How necessary is total hard drive encryption of a average linux laptop > for small business use, personal stuff? How many of you all do it? > I have been casually reading up on it for the past month or so. > It seems like a good topic for a local workshop. > > 1) I am really concerned with useablilty I hate typing especially allot of > passphseses. > 2) I loose USB sticks, making a bootable USB is a PTIA. > 3) I am not really a target for theft since A)I am poor (no million dollar > ban > accounts) and B) My laptop is old and not a MAC. > 4) I herd that if you get taken to court or anything you have to decrypt it > anyway. > 5) Encrypting the whole thing is a performance hit. > 6)Making a custom initramfs for a distro seams like a real PITA. > 7)Encryption does not work well with several different disrtos using the > same /home. > 8)My personal photos on line publicly anyway that is 50% of my /home disk > use > the major use is music. > > I am considering just encrypting the /home or part of the /home. However it > is > recomended to just encrypt the entire drive. > Some links to things I have read: > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Encrypt_Your_Home_Directory_Using_CFS > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/disk-cryptography.xml > > Any thoughts or ideas? > > -- > Cheers > Turtle > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >
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