[Gllug] Encription advice appreciated.

[Roger Whittaker]

For what it's worth, you may be interested to know that on SuSE setting up
encrypted partitions is now a standard install option.

OK - I know that's dangerously close to being an advert ...


On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Formi wrote:

>
>
>   Bothering you again,
>
>  thanks, don't flame me for saying this, there is a little piece of very
>  important info you didn't consider, "not for much longer".
>
>  This means I will be moving over to Debian, I am just waiting for
>  the parallel pentium optimized version, I believe the wait is worth
>  because of the performance difference on the P166MMX.
>
>  I have learnt some of the lessons in the hard way, I curse MDK every time
>  I try to update it, even after reading all the emails posted to the
>  mandrake-expert list.
>
>  All this means that I am still open to advice, one thing, yes I will
>  be having a different partition for my home directory, and performance
>  issues are more important than the level of security.
>
>
>  See ya,
>                                                Formi.
>
> > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Formi wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >   Hi,
> >
> >   I recently got a small notebook, and I would to like encript my
> >   /home/formi  directory.
> >
> >   I am using MDK 8.0, with ReiserFs at the moment, not for much longer.
> >
> >   Everything is in a 1 GB partition.
> >
> >   What could I use to pretend to have a bit of privacy in case somebody
> >   decides my little laptop is too cool?
> >
> >   I know that nowdays is a bit egoist to want privacy, but I am a dreamer.
> >
> >   Thanks in advance,
> >
> >  					Formi
> >
> >
>
>

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