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Beginners guide to encrypted persistent Live USB please

Asked by mrmr96

Hello, I'm a 100% novice, just started looking into using Linux this week.

**** I have a 16Gb USB stick and I want to put a live version of Linux on there but have the whole Linux operating system encrypted. ****

Background: I've managed to follow this guide to create a live USB which works on my machine, but it's not encrypted.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/live-ub...stall-windows/

I would like all sensitive data on the USB stick to be encrypted in case of loss, so I want seamless whole filesystem encryption rather than an encrypted container or partition. The idea is that unless I deliberately save anything to the laptop internal HDD then everything I do in Linux will leave no trace unencrypted.

So what I'm asking for is a guide on how to get my problem solved, but the guide needs to be step by step as I'm a proficient Windows user but a complete Linux novice.

Many thanks in advance,
Cheers
mrmr96

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pablitofuerte (pablitofuerte) said : 		#1

Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 now offers home directory encryption as an option to all installing users!.
Providing a safe folder where users could store confidential information, automatically mounted at login, and unmounted at logout.

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Screenshot-Install2.png

Some work has been done to offer on installation encrypted swap space too:
https://wiki.edubuntu.org/ServerKarmicEncryptedSwap

I'm not an advanced user but I can't not imanging how are you going to boot without any partition (/ or at least /boot) with the needed files to boot-up the system and decrypt the encrypted partitions

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi :)

Have you been able to test the new Ubuntu 10.04 before it gets officially released?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/testing/lucid/beta1
Trying it as a LiveCd or as an extra dual/multi-boot would be ideal. Developers and everyone are keen to try to iron out any problems before 10.04 gets officially released so you might find faster & more effective answers to your bug reports which would make 10.04 work better on your system for you

Thanks and regards from
Tom :)

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