Long shot, but: I have a machine with #Debian installed. Is there a way to add full disk encryption?
And if that way exists, is it easier / quicker than just reinstalling the damn thing from scratch?
EDIT: Qualified guidance received. Will reinstall. Thanks everyone!
(For those who haven't done this before: Installing Debian is a breeze. 15min to first login usually, and then maybe another hour configuring stuff, if that much.)
OK, made a boot device and figured out (again!) how to boot from USB on the Surface (on boot, hit Esc to enter the grub shell, then enter "exit", and off you go)
Started install at 22:42 CEST
Needed two attempts to make the boot device, because I pulled it out early the first time*.
Then spent 20mins figuring out the bit about the grub shell. I remembered that something was funny there, but didn't recall what exactly.
*you have a very dirty mind
The full disk encryption is adding some time to the install process.
It's tempting to use the time to check eBay for more 2nd hand hardware to slap Linux on, but then I will risk turning into @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk at some point.
We've arrived at installing the base system
Note that this isn't a fast machine. It's a Microsoft Surface Go 1st gen, from 2018.
IIRC it was greeted with cries of "underpowered & overpriced" when it came out.
@slothrop@chaos.social I need to install Debian as dual boot on my laptop. You've just shamed me into fetching the USB stick and getting started.
@slothrop@chaos.social Actually I might go outside and watch the sky for meteors.
@davep@infosec.exchange Hoping that one might strike you?
It's really not that bad. (well, installing Debian. I haven't set up a dual boot in 15 years, no idea what that's like these days.
@slothrop@chaos.social I've done it a zillion times, but just haven't done EFI dual boot before... Should be fun.
@slothrop@chaos.social Weirdly it decided to install GRUB etc as legacy bios so I need to go into the BIOS to change between UEFI Windows and legacy GRUB. Ho hum.
Rocketman