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[kubuntu] Installing Plop on a disk with encryption

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I have a computer where both / and /home are encrypted with LUKS. I'd like to install Plops boot manager though. I'm worried that it will overwrite data when it installs, because the Plop installer runs before the encrypted disks are mounted, so I don't think it has any way of knowing that it's about to overwrite encrypted data. To test this, I installed Kubuntu 12.04 on VirtualBox with full disk encryption, and then installed Plop. When I reset the VM, Plop started up. However, when I told Plop to boot from the hard disk, it gave an error saying there is no valid boot signature, asking i (Hardware)

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Hi,

Just got a new Lenovo Ideapad Z580 that has Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium installed.

Plop Linux is a small distribution that can boot from CD, DVD, USB flash drive (UFD), USB hard disk or from network with PXE. It is designed to rescue data from a damaged system, backup and restore operating systems, automate tasks and more.

Plop Linux is a small distribution that can boot from CD, DVD, USB flash drive (UFD), USB harddisk or from network with PXE.

I'm installing Ubuntu using the alternate installation CD.

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1. Is the following option the correct one for Full Disk Encryption with pre-boot authentication?

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