[lubuntu-users] how to create a bootable and encrypted external SDD (or USB)

[Nio Wiklund]

Good question :-)

It is enough to disable them in the BIOS (which is possible in several 
systems).

Best regards
Nio

Den 2018-09-06 kl. 18:03, skrev Wilbert Heeringa:
> 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.wiklund at gmail.com 
> <mailto:nio.wiklund at 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
>     <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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