Down with Fedora! Long live Debian! Release the Vogon Hordes! Err....j/k. All hail r33nix of choice. On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Marc wrote: > When I moved into an apartment last October, I looked around for distros > that did total drive encryption (basically Debian and Ubuntu). I read > the article, but since I power off my machine when not using it, I don't > feel too worried about someone cracking it. > > I installed Gutsy on the machine, but haven't really been too happy with > it. I seem to encounter my share of bugs in it. I guess I'm a little > bitter about my TV server at the house that won't connect to an > externally mounted NTFS partition. I found a bug report and it > basically said it would be fixed in the next release. That just sounds > wrong. > > Anyway, I see that Fedora 9 is coming out and it does offer full drive > encryption. I haven't used Fedora in years and was curious if people > have any comments about it? > > I really like Mandriva as it is quick, easy to set up, but they don't > offer drive encryption yet. They have a bug report, but nothing will > happen in the near future. > > I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything, just want some ideas. > > My requirements for the distro. > > 1. Drive encryption - must. To backup my important files I use a thumb > drive encrypted with Truecrypt. > 2. Truecrypt - must. With the release of version 5, it looks like this > is easier than ever to use under Linux. > 3. MythTV - must. Since I'm running MythDora, I assume this wouldn't > be difficult. > 4. ProjectX/Java/Avidemux - To clean up and burn recorded shows that I > like. > > I have the Fedora 9 live CD, but several of the extra packages aren't > ready yet. I'm just curious how people feel about existing Fedora > computers. > > Thanks. I hope I don't start anything horrible. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "A man is defined by the questions that he asks; and the way he goes about finding the answers to those questions is the way he goes through life."