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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.md b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.md index 37b36177..e37e4f6b 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.md +++ b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_parabola.md @@ -142,13 +142,14 @@ I am then directed to Parabola forces you to RTFM. Do that. -It tells me to run: +To populate the list below, it tells me to run: + + # cryptsetup benchmark - # cryptsetup benchmark (for making sure the list below is -populated)\ Then: # cat /proc/crypto + This gives me crypto options that I can use. It also provides a representation of the best way to set up LUKS (in this case, security is a priority; speed, a distant second). To gain a better understanding, I @@ -178,14 +179,14 @@ Create LVM Now I refer to <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LVM>. -Open the LUKS partition: +Open the LUKS partition at /dev/mapper/lvm: # cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 lvm -(it will be available at /dev/mapper/lvm) Create LVM partition: # pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm + Show that you just created it: # pvdisplay @@ -194,22 +195,24 @@ Now I create the volume group, inside of which the logical volumes will be created: # vgcreate matrix /dev/mapper/lvm + (volume group name is 'matrix' - choose your own name, if you like) Show that you created it: # vgdisplay -Now create the logical volumes: +Now create the logical volumes (2G swap parittion named swapvol): - # lvcreate -L 2G matrix -n swapvol (2G swap partition, named -swapvol)\ -Again, choose your own name if you like. Also, make sure to choose a -swap size of your own needs. It basically depends on how much RAM you -have installed. I refer to + # lvcreate -L 2G matrix -n swapvol + +Again, choose your own name if you like. Also, make sure to choose a swap size +of your own needs. It basically depends on how much RAM you have installed. I +refer to <http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/8208-all-about-linux-swap-space>. +This creates a single large partition in the rest of the space, named root: + + # lvcreate -l +100%FREE matrix -n root - # lvcreate -l +100%FREE matrix -n root (single large partition in -the rest of the space, named root)\ You can also be flexible here, for example you can specify a /boot, a /, a /home, a /var, a /usr, etc. For example, if you will be running a web/mail server then you want /var in its own partition (so that if it @@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ Create / and swap partitions, and mount For the swapvol LV I use: # mkswap /dev/mapper/matrix-swapvol + Activate swap: # swapon /dev/matrix/swapvol @@ -263,8 +267,8 @@ server)) and then did: # pacman -Syy # pacman -Syu - # pacman -Sy pacman (and then I did the other 2 steps above, -again)\ + # pacman -Sy pacman + In my case I did the steps in the next paragraph, and followed the steps in this paragraph again. |