Hi Nio,
Thanks for the quick answer.
Do I need to remove other internal drives physically, or is it sufficient
to disable them in the BIOS in some way?
Wilbert
2018-09-06 17:45 GMT+02:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com>:
> Den 2018-09-06 kl. 16:25, skrev Wilbert Heeringa:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I would like to install Lubuntu 18.04 on an external Solid State Drive.
>> This works well, but I would like to encrypt the drive as well. When
>> installing from an USB stick with the live version, at certain point I have
>> to choose:
>>
>> * Erase disk and install Ubuntu
>> o Encrypt the new Lubuntu installation for security
>> o Use LVM with the new Lubuntu installation
>> * Something else
>>
>>
>> When choosing the first option ('Erase disk and install Ubuntu') you can
>> check the option 'Encrypt ...' .
>>
>> However, when installing Lubuntu on a USB stick or SSD I am supposed to
>> choose 'Something else' as far as I understand. However, when choosing
>> 'Something else' the options 'Encrypt ...' and 'Use LVM ... ' are grayed
>> out, I cannot check them.
>>
>> My question: is there a trick that make it possible to create a *bootable
>> and encrypted* SSD (or USB drive)?
>>
>> Best,
>> Wilbert
>>
>>
>>
> Hi Wilbert,
>
> If you remove the other (internal) drives, the SSD will be the default
> target, and you can use the options
>
> * Erase disk and install Ubuntu
> o Encrypt the new Lubuntu installation for security
> o Use LVM with the new Lubuntu installation
>
> and get an encrypted SSD 'disk'.
>
> See also this link for more details about installing in an external drive,
>
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/16988/how-do-i-install-
> ubuntu-to-a-usb-key-without-using-startup-disk-creator/942312#942312
>
> Good luck :-)
> Nio
>
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