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What tips for initial setup?
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As long as you have a strong backup strategy, I would recommend full disk encryption during installation, especially if for a laptop. Peace of mind with negligible cost on modern hardware. Even accessing the encrypted disk from a live USB takes only two extra commands compared to an unencrypted disk. As long as the LUKS header doesn't corrupt, hence the need for good backups.
It’s on a desktop, not a laptop, which is why I didn’t encrypt it this time. But, the more I thought about it, the more it worried me that someone could just pop out my drive and get instant access. I live in the US and it’s starting to feel like they’re going to start breaking into houses looking for banned material any day now.