Hi there,

Win10 is soon not supported. Tbh Linux have been on my radar since I started to break from the US big tech.

But how is security handled in Linux? Linux is pretty open-source, or am I not understanding it correctly. So how can I as a new user make sure to have the most secure machine as possible?

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    3 days ago

    It’s surprisingly annoying trying to configure LUKS full disk encryption. I had to look up instructions many times over on Mint.

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      3 days ago

      Wait what? I don’t use mint, but with every other distro you just check the box at install and that is it.

      Are you saying its hard to configure after you have already installed? I could imagine it might be, but why not export a list of programs you use and back up the home directory. Reinstall and check the box, restore home, and import your package list?

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        3 days ago

        Firstly, LUKS is under “physical disk for encryption” which is a stupid and confusing name.

        Secondly, if you want to dual-boot with LUKS you need to manually configure the partitions.

        Thirdly, as with all LUKS encrypted Linux distros you need a seperate EFI, boot, and root partition.

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          3 days ago

          I don’t dual boot, so I guess there is that. But everything else seems very confusing. All other installers say, do you want this encrypted? You click yes. And that’s it.

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            3 days ago

            TBH I’ve installed Mint, Kubuntu, and OpenSUSE and I don’t remember which ones had which issues. I think they’re all Mint but maybe not.