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Linux security (feddit.dk)

submitted 1 day ago by UheldigeBenny@feddit.dk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

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, you need to seperately assign root to be installed on the "physical disk for encryption", and they have multiple volumes for that in the list.

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

Fifthly, all of this partitioning is on a really small window that can't be resized.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours 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.