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The last two umount statements before the reboot require a newer version of umount than what comes in the standard Alpine download. I needed to add the package util-linux to get the correct version and although the page mentions the package in the early section about getting the boot device name it doesn't explicitly state to download it.
The last two umount statements before the reboot require a newer version of umount than what comes in the standard Alpine download. I needed to add the package util-linux to get the correct version and although the page mentions the package in the early section about getting the boot device name it doesn't explicitly state to download it.
--[[User:Sadbadman|Sadbadman]] ([[User talk:Sadbadman|talk]]) 06:45, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
--[[User:Sadbadman|Sadbadman]] ([[User talk:Sadbadman|talk]]) 06:45, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
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I had difficulty with an encrypted /boot setup sda1=>efi, sda2=>crypt=>lvm(/root,/boot,swap).  The instructions by default will result in using LUKS2 with Argon2.  This is not actually supported by GRUB2 for an encrypted /boot setup (see Arch wiki article "GRUB", section "Encrypted_/boot" and  GRUB bug 55093 - i can't post links yet).  Until GRUB 2.06 is released and reaches alpine, users wanting encrypted /boot may need --type luks1 when running cryptsetup luksFormat.  And once GRUB 2.06 does arrive, it may require using PBKDF2.  Users will need to consult GRUB documentation when that time comes.  --[[User:Stapleemptier|Stapleemptier]] ([[User talk:Stapleemptier|talk]]) 09:09, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
I was able to confirm the above about --type luks1 today.  That, plus adding "GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y" to /etc/default/grub, allowed this procedure to work with v3.11.  I will update accordingly.  --[[User:Stapleemptier|Stapleemptier]] ([[User talk:Stapleemptier|talk]]) 00:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
== Optional: Overwrite LUKS Partition with Random Data ==
Is this section still accurate since since Kernel 5.6, or roughly Alpine Linux version 3.13?
Doesn't /dev/random now do what is needed here without installing extra packages?
[[User:Zcrayfish|zcrayfish]] ([[User talk:Zcrayfish|talk]]) 18:56, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Why was ,mode=1777 removed from /tmp? --Ncopa (talk) 07:12, 15 May 2014 (UTC)


Hello! While following the directions for installing grub (via grub-install) I found the package efibootmgr is longer available using apk. Help! --Mnemolyst (talk) 22:40, 07 Nov 2019 (UTC)


The last two umount statements before the reboot require a newer version of umount than what comes in the standard Alpine download. I needed to add the package util-linux to get the correct version and although the page mentions the package in the early section about getting the boot device name it doesn't explicitly state to download it. --Sadbadman (talk) 06:45, 2 February 2020 (UTC)


I had difficulty with an encrypted /boot setup sda1=>efi, sda2=>crypt=>lvm(/root,/boot,swap). The instructions by default will result in using LUKS2 with Argon2. This is not actually supported by GRUB2 for an encrypted /boot setup (see Arch wiki article "GRUB", section "Encrypted_/boot" and GRUB bug 55093 - i can't post links yet). Until GRUB 2.06 is released and reaches alpine, users wanting encrypted /boot may need --type luks1 when running cryptsetup luksFormat. And once GRUB 2.06 does arrive, it may require using PBKDF2. Users will need to consult GRUB documentation when that time comes. --Stapleemptier (talk) 09:09, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

I was able to confirm the above about --type luks1 today. That, plus adding "GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y" to /etc/default/grub, allowed this procedure to work with v3.11. I will update accordingly. --Stapleemptier (talk) 00:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Optional: Overwrite LUKS Partition with Random Data

Is this section still accurate since since Kernel 5.6, or roughly Alpine Linux version 3.13? Doesn't /dev/random now do what is needed here without installing extra packages? zcrayfish (talk) 18:56, 17 December 2021 (UTC)