Public bug reported:
Release: 18:10
Different to the Ubuntu 18.10 installer the Kubuntu 18.10 installer does not
support selecting a file system type when creating an encrypted root partition
during installation.
The consequence is that one will always end up with luks+ext4.
My specific use case is that I do need full disk encryption on my laptop
because I am holding my customers personal information. But I would also
like to benefit from the capabilities of a modern filesystem = btrfs.
Workarounds considered:
- Walk through the standard installation and convert from ext4 to btrfs post
installation. Won't work any longer as btrfs-convert has been pulled.
- Install Ubuntu first and manually install the KDE environment afterwards.
This works, but leaves lots of Gnome stuff behind and somehow defeats the
purpose of having a separate distribution.
- Tried to create the encrypted partition + btrfs outside the installer and
have the Kubuntu installer use the existing ones. Couldn't get this to work as
there is no way to open the container during installation. Opening the
container with KDE-Partition manager before launching the installer should work
in principle but made the installer crash.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: btrfs encryption installer kubuntu
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Kubuntu installer does not offer to select file system type when disc
encryption is selected
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