On Aug 2, 2018, at 8:59 PM, chris <chris352...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 03/08/18 12:01, Art wrote: >> I read in horror the news about 18.04.1! I cannot believe they have >> canned the ability to encrypt the home folder, providing only 'full >> disk' encryption as an alternative. >> I won't use any linux variant if the ability to provide a worthy and >> appropriate means of encryption isn't provided. >> When one encrypts the entire disk, the processor load soars and my >> somewhat oldish hardware in my current punchbox will fall flat on its >> face. Under the old 18.04, with a fully loaded installation and an >> encrypted home folder, I boot in 12 seconds and shut down in 8 seconds. >> And, this is with an aging I5 processor, second generation on an old >> Lenovo M91P SFF computer that I paid $65 for 3 years ago. >> If the entire disk is encrypted (per the current release), the >> performance will take a severe hit and I do not want to buy new >> hardware. I'm not so sure why those on this list haven't commented about >> this before now. >> I am planning to downgrade (back to 16.04), and hang on for a workable >> encryption solution. If this full disk encryption plan isn't improved, >> my Linux use will end when support for 16.04 does. I am very disappointed. >> Rather than calling the existing home folder encryption software >> 'buggy', how about writing software that isn't buggy instead? Encrypting >> the entire disk is insane, IMHO. >> I'm also a little curious why this bomb has been dropped with little or >> no advance warning to the community.....maybe I am not subscribed to the >> proper mailing list-please suggest which lists I should subscribe to in >> order to be aware of these types of changes before they happen. >> And, finally, TY to all who run this list and support the linux >> movement...I'm sure that isn't heard nearly as often as it should be! >> Regards, >> Art > > I agree, 18.04 is basically unusable. > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
I’m not seeing these slow downs. My desktop is a 3 MHz dual core 2 with a slowish SSD, and it runs fine. I have encryption turned on. Granted, the boot takes about 20-30 seconds. But, booting has always been slower with systemd (I recall my older Pentium 3 desktop with a regular HD booted on under 10 seconds around 11.04 or 11.10 before systemd took over). - Victor -- Victor Forberger vforber...@fastmail.fm blog: http://linuxatty.wordpress.com
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