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Recovering Encrypted LVM Wiped Out by 13.04 Destop Installer

I was trying to install 13.04 Desktop from a USB stick into an existing Encrypted LVM. As I went through the install and selected use custom disk partitioning in the GUI it showed all my existing ...
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Setting Up RAID During 13.04 Install

I am attempting to install Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop on a RAID, but I can't figure out how to do it. I have read that it can be done during the install, but no one cares to explain how it is done. I saw ...
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Questions about full disk encryption

Completely new user here, I've been reading for a couple of hours about ubuntu's full disk encryption but I just don't understand some basic points. When installing ubuntu's full disk encryption, ...
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How can I install Ubuntu encrypted with LUKS with dual-boot?

Ubuntu 13.04 installation disk has an option to install Ubuntu encrypted using LUKS. However, there is no option to perform an encrypted installation along-side existing partitions for a dual-boot ...
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Manual LVM encryption setup with Ubuntu 13.04

I am trying hard to get ubiquity works. The thing is that I want to setup Ubuntu 13.04 on a full encrypted LVM aside a Windows installation. So I can't use the default option of full disk encryption. ...
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Does LVM enable me to resize my /home partition?

With 13.04 here, I'm planning on wiping my computer and reinstalling. I have two hard drives, and I've heard that LVM allows the two drives to work together, as if they are a single drive. I've also ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 will not erase previous Ubuntu with RAID

When trying to do a clean installation of Ubuntu 13.04 on a system that has a RAID controller and RAID5 volume set and also had Ubuntu 11.04 installed will not allow me to delete the RAID or even ...
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lvm disappeared after disc replacement on raid10

here my problem: I am running ubuntu 12.04 on a raid10 (4 disks), on top of which I installed an lvm with two volume groups (one for /, one for /home). The layout of the disks are as follows: Disk ...
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Remove lvm to install Ubuntu

I am trying to install Ubuntu. However I have an lvm on the drive I want to install Ubuntu on. Gparted cannot remove the lvm which is /dev/sda6. How can I remove the lvm to instal lvm over it?
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How do I resize an encrypted LVM to install another copy of Ubuntu?

I have an old PowerBook which has been happily running Ubuntu Server for a few months. Now I want to repartition the hard drive and install Ubuntu Client, while keeping my existing installation ...
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LVM encryption: How does it work?

I set up LVM partitions on Debian (which is the same as doing it on Ubuntu). How does it impact performance and how secure is it? Do I need to have access to the console when it reboots to provide ...
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How to install Ubuntu Server 12.10 on Proliant Microserver?

I am trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.10 on my Proliant Microserver N40L but I am having problems. I want to install it on the 5th drive, connected to the 5th Sata port. Everything seems fine until ...
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Manually installing Ubuntu 12.10 with LVM

I have a 8 GB flash drive. I need it to install Ubuntu with encrypted LVM. When I use automatic partitioning everything is be okay and works. But the machine sets 2 gigabytes SWAP, an unreasonably ...
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12.10 installation with LUKS encryption & LVM in EFI mode

I try to figure out how to perform an installation of Ubuntu 12.10 (EFI Mode) with LUKS encryption and LVM scheme. What I've done so far: Booted on a GParted Live CD 0.14.1-6 in "EFI mode only" (in ...
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Doesn't boot after installation

Downloaded Ubuntu 12.04.1-alternate-amd64 Installed to USB stick Integrity check fails on ./install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default but that seems to be a known bug where the ...
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How to remove all LVs VGs and Partitions On All Drives Before Installing 12.04

I have 2 hard drives that had been used for Ubuntu Server 11.10. Now I would like to start from scratch with 12.04 but I'm having some trouble with the existing logical volumes and volume groups. ...
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Does LVM option delete existing operating systems?

I accidentally clicked this option when installing 12.10. Now, I am not seeing my other operating systems show up. I tried fgrep menuentry /boot/grub/grub/.cfg and only see Ubuntu. When I checked my ...
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Is the Alternate Ubuntu installer still required for LVM or Software RAID setup?

Over the past 5 years, I have been setting up Ubuntu servers using the Alternate installer. I need to provision a new server today, and I'm curious if the Alternate CD is still the only way to setup ...
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Is there a way to upgrade a machine which is using software raid and LVM to 12.10?

I realize Ubuntu has dropped the alternate cd for 12.10, which broke this long-time user's heart. I always do a fresh install when upgrading, but I have software raid and LVM, and as far as I can tell ...
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Should I use Logical Volume Management and Encrypt the installation on SSD?

Should I enable Logical Volume Management on my SSD? What i want to know is if enabling either encrypt the "encrypt the new ubuntu installation for security" option or the "Use LVM with the new Ubuntu ...
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Can I dual boot two Linux distros with common boot partition?

Can I dual boot two Linux distros with common boot partition? The reason I'm asking this is because I have a LVM setup with only one primary partition for /boot.
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Upgrade to 12.10 fails with grub fatal error

After upgrading to server 12.10 grub is complaining, and thus no boot. Boot-repair and all other solution fail because for some reason grub-install can not read /boot/grub from my lvm system disk. I ...
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Swap encryption and hibernating

I run Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop, with an encrypted home folder + swap partition. Before I had this encrypted setup, I used to have my hibernation enabled. I found this documentation on how to enable ...
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How to install in EFI mode with Encrypted LVM?

I'm trying to properly install Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit PC (AMD64) with the alternate install CD ".iso" on a lenovo Thinkpad X220. Default Hard Disk (with a pre-installed version of Windows 7) has ...
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system-config-lvm will be removed if i install Playonlinux?

When i try to install Playonlinux, I am told (by synaptic, as well as the "Software Center") that system-config-lvm will be removed, does anyone know why?
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New install preserving home directory

I have 32bit 11.10 installed on an LVM disk taking up all 500 GB, and I would like to install 64bit 12.04 on top, preserving the data in my home directory. I used to do that pre-LVM by just not ...
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Installing Ubuntu and preserving data in LVM

I've installed Ubuntu plenty of times, and have always been able to preserve data in disk partitions when installing. No problems. Is there any problems with trying to preserve data in logical ...
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Can I install to a raw logical volume, or must I partition the space first?

I would like to install a KVM-based Ubuntu guest to an LVM-based logical volume, without creating a partition table on the space first. There doesn't seem to be a way within the installer to mount my ...
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mdadm and lvm2 packages within live-cd [closed]

I've just installed Precise amd64 with RAID and LVM disk managament. However, I had to install mdadm and lvm2 packages from live install to do that. Those packages should be included in the install ...
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Fixing unbootable installation on LVM root from Desktop LiveCD

I just did an installation from the 10.10 Desktop LiveCD, making the root volume an LVM LV. Apparently this is not supported; I managed it by taking these steps before starting the GUI installer app: ...