Hello list, I checked a few things on the upcoming ubuntu release and found some rather old inconveniences still to be persisting.
Disk encryption still does not seem to be possible with the default GUI installation. Sadly ubuntu is locking out many users from actually taking advantage of this great feature. The kernel module for mmc devices does not exist with the alternative install CD, discouraging me to use external storage in order to have /everything/ encrypted. I realize most people see that dm-crypt without LUKS is simply not enough for disk encryption purpose. I'm sure you all know these major drawbacks it imposes on the users. Cryptsetup with LUKS is simply a must in this area. I believe noone can expect the users, ubuntu attracts, not having keyfiles or to be unable to change their passphrase without copying all the content of their partitions. For example, NetBSD cgd is /very/ good at this but like ubuntu there's no really /simple/ way to use it inside an installer -- leaving it pointless for some sort of users. Ubuntu should really do better in this area. Tom -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
