Should You Encrypt Your Linux Install?

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Thanks for the vid. It's always nice to have that extra layer of security 👍.

BSD Coughs......

Linux is secure, but i believe FreeBSD OpenBSD is more secure. Thx for the video

Thx for deleting my post.

I am a linux user, and I was wondering that linux is commited by a lot of people, can't they just create a vulnerability and sell it to hack a target?? I dunno I would feel much more safer if the kernel was not updated so frequently. Maybe one version and not anymore updates (just for security reasons) and add programs upon it, and if we are serious about linux becoming a masively used os it actually would be very targeted for viruses

This is probably a stupid question (so I apologise in advance), if you are installing Linux onto a machine that has TPM 2.0 chip.....does Linux automatically use it for storing your security key for encryption/decrypt operations??

I honestly hate and get very irritated when someone does a video talking a lot and takes long to say something, but, I watched your whole video without even care about it. I like how calm you talk, keep up the good work!

If you're installing Linux onto an SSD, which file system would you use?

Great video mate! Learnt something new.

If I encrypted my disk on Linux Mint will it interfere if I plan to uninstall Linux and install Windows again?

How well does it work with the cloud? I use Nextcloud for my files and that allows me to access them on any PC or on my phone. I worry that will get messed up.
My tech graduate landlord asked me the other day if my PC is encrypted (almost out of the blue - almost) and now I am paranoid as heck.

it's okay for baremetal everyday use. but when renting a Linux VPS. the VPS provider in theory could easily create memory dump of our running operating system, and from memory dump, some program could decrypt our encrypted drive. or worse, they even could create live snapshots of our VPS (which basically a VM) and runs it elsewhere without any problem decrypting in the first place.

Thank you. I'm an amateur and that video clarifies a lot.

I like encryption, but it's a bit annoying to enter a password twice when booting. In Linux Mint, if you encrypt the home folder, you only have to enter a password once when booting,

A laptop has a set of different security risks.

Was typing that about the same exact moment you mentioned in your video.

learnt a lot of this. Thank u

Average Linux user

Thanks For Vid <3

Linux is not the most secure system lol that would be openbsd

We all agree: Linux is amazing :) And you should always encrypt your drives if you store personal or important data on it. Also the backups. There are many reasons for this. My external hard drive has read and write problems, but still works in a way. I could have it replaced under warranty, but I probably won't be able to erase it safely. But because it is encrypted, I can send it back to the manufacturer without worrying.

Thank you for your video. The question is, how can I encrypt a server which is used by many. Yes it is possible, but after every boot it must be decrypted. Have you an answer for that?

So, assume you are logged in and using your desktop. If someone (you or another user if you are running multi-user setup) ssh's into your system do they see unencrypted files

If I'm going to multiboot, can I encrypt only the selected partitions, where do I install Ubuntu now?

“Linux is secure. I don’t understand it. It’s secure through obscurity because not many people understand it”

Bro don’t make a long as video when all you know is how to read through an installation wizard.

It just prevents someone from easily seeing your data without the passcode. Make the passcode strong and they won't get in.

Can you tell me how to remove it ?? I know my key but just wanna remove it

Great explanation

The problem ive had in the past with other encryption programs is that they got stuck during some file copy process or connection problems and the next time I tried to enter and get my files everything was corrupted and my files were basically gone. Luckily I had backups. But this is definitely a concern. I will give it a try on my new Linux install.

Encryption yes! Backups encrypted yes!

Good job explaining. I wasn't sure how to do full disk encryption. I saw the installer ask me if I wanted to encrypt the home folder but not disk. I restarted and followed your direction and it worked fine.

Thank you. How does encryption affect backups? Is the backup encrypted?

Great video

There's also the issue of if you need to read the drive in another computer.

Will Tim work if The SSD drive with Ubuntu installed on it is encrypted?

Thanks for the tips!
Take care