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Encryption of SSD and creating disk images

20 March 2021 8:12 pm
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Hi.I wish to encrypt either both the System files and/or my Home DirectoryIf I install a Distro and encrypt the whole disk, then if I wish to make a disk image for re-installing, Parted Magic makes an image of the whole disk (250 GB) which takes 12 HO...
    Hi.
    I wish to encrypt either both the System files and/or my Home Directory
    If I install a Distro and encrypt the whole disk, then if I wish to make a disk image for re-installing, Parted Magic makes an image of the whole disk (250 GB) which takes 12 HOURS!
    There would seem to be two options:

    1.  Encrypt the boot partition on installation and afterwards encrypt my Home directory or

    2. Not bother to encrypt the Boot partition at all, and just encrypt my Home directory.


    Can anyone give me some advic...