Re: how to set up disk encryption with custom partitioning on Fedora install

On Fri Jun12'26 06:54:40AM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> From: Sam Varshavchik <[email protected]>
> date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:54:40 -0400
> to: [email protected]
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]>
> subject: Re: how to set up disk encryption with custom partitioning on
>   Fedora install
> 
> Marco Moock writes:
> 
> > Am 12.06.26 um 07:13 schrieb Ranjan Maitra via users:
> > > Thanks! I did the partitioning using gparted for the partitions I
> > wanted to create, and then used Manual disk setup to assign the mount
> > points. However, how do I get the disk encrypted?
> > 
> > Use cryptsetup or a graphical tool to create the LUKS container. Then
> > select it in the setup.
> 
> It's been a while since I set up this laptop, with encrypted partitions that
> require a passphrase to unlock at boot, so I don't remember the exact steps.
> But I'm pretty sure that I didn't have to do any such thing.

Right, this was the old way of doing this, and trivial.

> 
> I just booted the live image, started the installer and specified custom
> partitioning. There was a simple checkbox to encrypt the new partition.
> That's it.

Thank you! Sorry, but where is this checkbox for a Manual partitioning option. At what stage is it? For me, it appears to not be there, or I am missing it if I go for custom partitioning: it is there if I specify that the installer decides.

Thanks,
Ranjan
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