Laptop setup

[Corey Bettenhausen]

jack wrote:
> I'm currently using Kubuntu 7.04, so I'd like not to destroy that disc
> setup.
> I have another laptop drive, and thought I might plug that drive into my
I'd install the other laptop drive *in* the laptop and install rather 
than deal with installing and booting off USB.

> encrypt the /boot partition?  I've heard that I can install a ramfs onto
> a flash drive and create this setup, but I'm a little hazy on the
> details of this.
Depends on how much security you want.  I'd worry about the flash drive 
dying or simply losing it.  Is the risk worth the protection?

> Any input from the community, as always, is welcome.
I encrypted my laptop for a while.  I used LUKS:
http://luks.endorphin.org/
I simply followed a howto online.  Google around, I'm sure there are 
plenty.  However, definitely read up on whatever you choose to encrypt 
with.  Once you've encrypted your data, if anything goes wrong, there's 
a very high probability you won't be able to get it back.  If you don't 
understand where the keys are, or how it was encrypted in the first 
place, you won't even have a chance of saving it.

Hope that helps.
-Corey