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@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_State_Drives). Edit
whole article and keep all points in mind, adapting them for this guide.
Securely wipe the drive:\
-\# dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda; sync
+ # dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda; sync
NOTE: If you have an SSD, only do this the first time. If it was already
LUKS-encrypted before, use the info below to wipe the LUKS header. Also,
check online for your SSD what the recommended erase block size is. For
example if it was 2MiB:\
-\# **dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda bs=2M; sync**
+# **dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda bs=2M; sync**
If your drive was already LUKS encrypted (maybe you are re-installing
your distro) then it is already 'wiped'. You should just wipe the LUKS
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ header.
showed me how to do this. It recommends doing the first 3MiB. Now, that
guide is recommending putting zero there. I'm going to use urandom. Do
this:\
-\# head -c 3145728 /dev/urandom > /dev/sda; sync
+ # head -c 3145728 /dev/urandom > /dev/sda; sync
(Wiping the LUKS header is important, since it has hashed passphrases
and so on. It's 'secure', but 'potentially' a risk).
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ Change keyboard layout
Parabola live shell assumes US Qwerty. If you have something different,
list the available keymaps and use yours:\
-\# localectl list-keymaps
-\# loadkeys LAYOUT
+ # localectl list-keymaps
+ # loadkeys LAYOUT
For me, LAYOUT would have been dvorak-uk.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dm-mod
device-mapper will be used - a lot. Make sure that the kernel module is
loaded:\
-\# **modprobe dm-mod**
+# **modprobe dm-mod**
Create LUKS partition
---------------------
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ security purposes (mitigates brute force attacks), so anything lower
than 5 seconds is probably not ok.
I am using MBR partitioning, so I use cfdisk:\
-\# **cfdisk /dev/sda**
+# **cfdisk /dev/sda**
I create a single large sda1 filling the whole drive, leaving it as the
default type 'Linux' (83).
@@ -152,15 +152,15 @@ I am then directed to
Parabola forces you to RTFM. Do that.
It tells me to run:\
-\# **cryptsetup benchmark** (for making sure the list below is
+# **cryptsetup benchmark** (for making sure the list below is
populated)\
Then:\
-\# cat /proc/crypto
+ # 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
am also reading:\
-\# **man cryptsetup**
+# **man cryptsetup**
Following that page, based on my requirements, I do the following based
on
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Reading through, it seems like Serpent (encryption) and Whirlpool (hash)
is the best option.
I am initializing LUKS with the following:\
-\# **cryptsetup -v \--cipher serpent-xts-plain64 \--key-size 512 \--hash
+# **cryptsetup -v \--cipher serpent-xts-plain64 \--key-size 512 \--hash
whirlpool \--iter-time 500 \--use-random \--verify-passphrase luksFormat
/dev/sda1** Choose a **secure** passphrase here. Ideally lots of
lowercase/uppercase numbers, letters, symbols etc all in a random
@@ -187,29 +187,29 @@ Create LVM
Now I refer to <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LVM>.
Open the LUKS partition:\
-\# cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 lvm
+ # cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 lvm
(it will be available at /dev/mapper/lvm)
Create LVM partition:\
-\# pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm
+ # pvcreate /dev/mapper/lvm
Show that you just created it:\
-\# **pvdisplay**
+# **pvdisplay**
Now I create the volume group, inside of which the logical volumes will
be created:\
-\# vgcreate matrix /dev/mapper/lvm
+ # vgcreate matrix /dev/mapper/lvm
(volume group name is 'matrix' - choose your own name, if you like)
Show that you created it:\
-\# **vgdisplay**
+# **vgdisplay**
Now create the logical volumes:\
-\# **lvcreate -L 2G matrix -n swapvol** (2G swap partition, named
+# **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
<http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/8208-all-about-linux-swap-space>.\
-\# **lvcreate -l +100%FREE matrix -n root** (single large partition in
+# **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
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ system (typical use case), a root and a swap will do (really).
Verify that the logical volumes were created, using the following
command:\
-\# **lvdisplay**
+# **lvdisplay**
@@ -227,15 +227,15 @@ Create / and swap partitions, and mount
---------------------------------------
For the swapvol LV I use:\
-\# mkswap /dev/mapper/matrix-swapvol
+ # mkswap /dev/mapper/matrix-swapvol
Activate swap:\
-\# **swapon /dev/matrix/swapvol**
+# **swapon /dev/matrix/swapvol**
For the root LV I use:\
-\# **mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/matrix-root**
+# **mkfs.btrfs /dev/mapper/matrix-root**
Mount the root (/) partition:\
-\# **mount /dev/matrix/root /mnt**
+# **mount /dev/matrix/root /mnt**
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ Now I am following the rest of
referenced <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide>.
Create /home and /boot on root mountpoint:\
-\# mkdir -p /mnt/home
-\# **mkdir -p /mnt/boot**
+ # mkdir -p /mnt/home
+# **mkdir -p /mnt/boot**
Once all the remaining partitions, if any, have been mounted, the
devices are ready to install Parabola.
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ devices are ready to install Parabola.
In **/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist**, comment out all lines except the Server
line closest to where you are (I chose the UK Parabola server (main
server)) and then did:\
-\# pacman -Syy
-\# pacman -Syu
-\# **pacman -Sy pacman** (and then I did the other 2 steps above,
+ # pacman -Syy
+ # pacman -Syu
+# **pacman -Sy pacman** (and then I did the other 2 steps above,
again)\
In my case I did the steps in the next paragraph, and followed the steps
in this paragraph again.
@@ -272,23 +272,23 @@ the Parabola install guide.\
   Check there first to see if steps differ by now.\
   Now you have to update the default Parabola keyring. This is used for
signing and verifying packages:\
-   \# pacman -Sy parabola-keyring
+    # pacman -Sy parabola-keyring
   It says that if you get GPG errors, then it's probably an expired
key and, therefore, you should do:\
-   \# pacman-key \--populate parabola
-   \# pacman-key \--refresh-keys
-   \# pacman -Sy parabola-keyring
+    # pacman-key \--populate parabola
+    # pacman-key \--refresh-keys
+    # pacman -Sy parabola-keyring
   To be honest, you should do the above anyway. Parabola has a lot of
maintainers, and a lot of keys. Really!\
   If you get an error mentioning dirmngr, do:\
-   \# dirmngr </dev/null
+    # dirmngr </dev/null
   Also, it says that if the clock is set incorrectly then you have to
manually set the correct time\
   (if keys are listed as expired because of it):\
-   \# date MMDDhhmm\[\[CC\]YY\]\[.ss\]
+    # date MMDDhhmm\[\[CC\]YY\]\[.ss\]
   I also had to install:\
-   \# pacman -S archlinux-keyring
-   \# pacman-key \--populate archlinux
+    # pacman -S archlinux-keyring
+    # pacman-key \--populate archlinux
   In my case I saw some conflicting files reported in pacman, stopping
me from using it.\
   I deleted the files that it mentioned and then it worked.
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ Specifically, I had this error:\
   *licenses: /usr/share/licenses/common/MPS exists in filesystem*\
   I rm -Rf'd the file and then pacman worked. I'm told that the
following would have also made it work:\
-   \# pacman -Sf licenses
+    # pacman -Sf licenses
</troubleshooting>\
I also like to install other packages (base-devel, compilers and so on)
and wpa\_supplicant/dialog/iw/wpa\_actiond are needed for wireless after
the install:\
-\# **pacstrap /mnt base base-devel wpa\_supplicant dialog iw
+# **pacstrap /mnt base base-devel wpa\_supplicant dialog iw
wpa\_actiond**
@@ -313,21 +313,21 @@ Configure the system
Generate an fstab - UUIDs are used because they have certain advantages
(see <https://wiki.parabola.nu/Fstab#Identifying_filesystems>. If you
prefer labels instead, replace the -U option with -L):\
-\# genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+ # genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Check the created file:\
-\# cat /mnt/etc/fstab
+ # cat /mnt/etc/fstab
(If there are any errors, edit the file. Do **NOT** run the genfstab
command again!)
Chroot into new system:\
-\# **arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash**
+# **arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash**
It's a good idea to have this installed:\
-\# **pacman -S linux-libre-lts**
+# **pacman -S linux-libre-lts**
It was also suggested that you should install this kernel (read up on
what GRSEC is):\
-\# **pacman -S linux-libre-grsec**
+# **pacman -S linux-libre-grsec**
This is another kernel that sits inside /boot, which you can use. LTS
means 'long-term support'. These are so-called 'stable' kernels that
@@ -335,35 +335,35 @@ can be used as a fallback during updates, if a bad kernel causes issues
for you.
Parabola does not have wget. This is sinister. Install it:\
-\# **pacman -S wget**
+# **pacman -S wget**
Locale:\
-\# vi /etc/locale.gen
+ # vi /etc/locale.gen
Uncomment your needed localisations. For example en\_GB.UTF-8 (UTF-8 is
highly recommended over other options).\
-\# locale-gen
-\# echo LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
-\# **export LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8**
+ # locale-gen
+ # echo LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
+# **export LANG=en\_GB.UTF-8**
Console font and keymap:\
-\# vi /etc/vconsole.conf
+ # vi /etc/vconsole.conf
In my case:
KEYMAP=dvorak-uk
FONT=lat9w-16
Time zone:\
-\# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime
+ # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime
(Replace Zone and Subzone to your liking. See /usr/share/zoneinfo)
Hardware clock:\
-\# **hwclock \--systohc \--utc**
+# **hwclock \--systohc \--utc**
Hostname: Write your hostname to /etc/hostname. For example, if your
hostname is parabola:\
-\# echo parabola > /etc/hostname
+ # echo parabola > /etc/hostname
Add the same hostname to /etc/hosts:\
-\# vi /etc/hosts
+ # vi /etc/hosts
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost parabola
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ Configure the network: Refer to
Mkinitcpio: Configure /etc/mkinitcpio.conf as needed (see
<https://wiki.parabola.nu/Mkinitcpio>). Runtime modules can be found in
/usr/lib/initcpio/hooks, and build hooks can be found in
-/usr/lib/initcpio/install. (\# **mkinitcpio -H hookname** gives
+/usr/lib/initcpio/install. (# **mkinitcpio -H hookname** gives
information about each hook.) Specifically, for this use case:\
-\# vi /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+ # vi /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
Then modify the file like so:
- MODULES="i915"
@@ -402,18 +402,18 @@ Then modify the file like so:
Now using mkinitcpio, you can create the kernel and ramdisk for booting
with (this is different from Arch, specifying linux-libre instead of
linux):\
-\# mkinitcpio -p linux-libre
+ # mkinitcpio -p linux-libre
Also do it for linux-libre-lts:\
-\# mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-lts
+ # mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-lts
Also do it for linux-libre-grsec:\
-\# **mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-grsec**
+# **mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-grsec**
Set the root password: At the time of writing, Parabola used SHA512 by
default for its password hashing. I referred to
<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SHA_password_hashes>.\
-\# vi /etc/pam.d/passwd
+ # vi /etc/pam.d/passwd
Add rounds=65536 at the end of the uncommented 'password' line.\
-\# passwd root
+ # passwd root
Make sure to set a secure password! Also, it must never be the same as
your LUKS password.
@@ -428,17 +428,17 @@ Extra security tweaks
Based on <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security>.
Restrict access to important directories:\
-\# **chmod 700 /boot /etc/{iptables,arptables}**
+# **chmod 700 /boot /etc/{iptables,arptables}**
Lockout user after three failed login attempts:\
Edit the file /etc/pam.d/system-login and comment out that line:\
-*\# auth required pam\_tally.so onerr=succeed file=/var/log/faillog*\
+*# auth required pam\_tally.so onerr=succeed file=/var/log/faillog*\
Or just delete it. Above it, put:\
*auth required pam\_tally.so deny=2 unlock\_time=600 onerr=succeed
file=/var/log/faillog*\
To unlock a user manually (if a password attempt is failed 3 times),
do:\
-\# **pam\_tally \--user *theusername* \--reset** What the above
+# **pam\_tally \--user *theusername* \--reset** What the above
configuration does is lock the user out for 10 minutes, if they make 3
failed login attempts.
@@ -452,20 +452,20 @@ Unmount, reboot!
----------------
Exit from chroot:\
-\# **exit**
+# **exit**
unmount:\
-\# umount -R /mnt
-\# **swapoff -a**
+ # umount -R /mnt
+# **swapoff -a**
deactivate the lvm lv's:\
-\# lvchange -an /dev/matrix/root
-\# lvchange -an /dev/matrix/swapvol
+ # lvchange -an /dev/matrix/root
+ # lvchange -an /dev/matrix/swapvol
Lock the encrypted partition (close it):\
-\# **cryptsetup luksClose lvm**
+# **cryptsetup luksClose lvm**
-\# shutdown -h now
+ # shutdown -h now
Remove the installation media, then boot up again.
@@ -521,14 +521,14 @@ I will go for the re-flash option here. Firstly, cd to the
libreboot\_util/cbfstool/{armv7l i686 x86\_64} directory. Dump the
current firmware - where *libreboot.rom* is an example: make sure to
adapt:\
-\# flashrom -p internal -r libreboot.rom
+ # flashrom -p internal -r libreboot.rom
If flashrom complains about multiple flash chips detected, add a *-c*
option at the end, with the name of your chosen chip is quotes.\
You can check if everything is in there (*grub.cfg* and *grubtest.cfg*
would be really nice):\
-$ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom print
+ $ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom print
Extract grubtest.cfg:\
-$ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom extract -n grubtest.cfg -f grubtest.cfg
+ $ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom extract -n grubtest.cfg -f grubtest.cfg
And modify:\
$ **vi grubtest.cfg**
@@ -559,18 +559,18 @@ hardening your GRUB configuration, for security purposes.
Save your changes in grubtest.cfg, then delete the unmodified config
from the ROM image:\
-$ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom remove -n grubtest.cfg
+ $ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom remove -n grubtest.cfg
and insert the modified grubtest.cfg:\
$ **./cbfstool libreboot.rom add -n grubtest.cfg -f grubtest.cfg -t
raw**\
Now refer to <http://libreboot.org/docs/install/#flashrom>. Cd (up) to
the libreboot\_util directory and update the flash chip contents:\
-\# ./flash update libreboot.rom
+ # ./flash update libreboot.rom
Ocassionally, coreboot changes the name of a given board. If flashrom
complains about a board mismatch, but you are sure that you chose the
correct ROM image, then run this alternative command:\
-\# ./flash forceupdate libreboot.rom
+ # ./flash forceupdate libreboot.rom
You should see "Verifying flash\... VERIFIED." written at the end of
the flashrom output.
@@ -601,21 +601,21 @@ $ **sed -e 's:(cbfsdisk)/grub.cfg:(cbfsdisk)/grubtest.cfg:g' -e
's:Switch to grub.cfg:Switch to grubtest.cfg:g' < grubtest.cfg >
grub.cfg**\
Delete the grub.cfg that remained inside the ROM:\
-$ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom remove -n grub.cfg
+ $ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom remove -n grub.cfg
Add the modified version that you just made:\
-$ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom add -n grub.cfg -f grub.cfg -t raw
+ $ ./cbfstool libreboot.rom add -n grub.cfg -f grub.cfg -t raw
Now you have a modified ROM. Once more, refer to
<http://libreboot.org/docs/install/#flashrom>. Cd to the libreboot\_util
directory and update the flash chip contents:\
-\# ./flash update libreboot.rom
+ # ./flash update libreboot.rom
And wait for the "Verifying flash\... VERIFIED." Once you have done
that, shut down and then boot up with your new configuration.
When done, delete GRUB (remember, we only needed it for the
*grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2* utility; GRUB is already part of libreboot,
flashed alongside it as a *payload*):\
-\# **pacman -R grub**
+# **pacman -R grub**
@@ -637,20 +637,20 @@ put a keyfile inside initramfs, with instructions for the kernel to use
it when booting. This is safe, because /boot/ is encrypted (otherwise,
putting a keyfile inside initramfs would be a bad idea).\
Boot up and login as root or your user. Then generate the key file:\
-\# **dd bs=512 count=4 if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/mykeyfile
+# **dd bs=512 count=4 if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/mykeyfile
iflag=fullblock**\
Insert it into the luks volume:\
-\# cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sdX /etc/mykeyfile
+ # cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sdX /etc/mykeyfile
and enter your LUKS passphrase when prompted. Add the keyfile to the
initramfs by adding it to FILES in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf. For example:\
-\# FILES="/etc/mykeyfile"
+ # FILES="/etc/mykeyfile"
Create the initramfs image from scratch:\
-\# mkinitcpio -p linux-libre
-\# mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-lts
-\# mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-grsec
+ # mkinitcpio -p linux-libre
+ # mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-lts
+ # mkinitcpio -p linux-libre-grsec
Add the following to your grub.cfg - you are now able to do that, see
above! -, or add it in the kernel command line for GRUB:\
-\# cryptkey=rootfs:/etc/mykeyfile
+ # cryptkey=rootfs:/etc/mykeyfile
\
You can also place this inside the grub.cfg that exists in CBFS:
[grub\_cbfs.html](grub_cbfs.html).