The script that can be used to install Mint on a fully (or partly..!) LUKS encrypted harddrive has been updated and tested with Linux Mint 17.3. From the README:
lmdescrypt
version 0.77
This script installs Linux Mint Debian Edition i686 or amd64, version 201403, or Linux Mint Debian Edition version 2 (201504) or regular Linux Mint 17.1 or 17.2 or 17.3 to be:
Fully luks encrypted, with lvm2 volumes of root, swap and (optionally) data.
Github page: https://github.com/pepa65/lmdescrypt
See forum topic: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 9&t=132520
Shortlink to download the script: http://j.mp/lmdescrypt
Questions? Email [url]email:solusos@passchier.net[/url] or post an Issue on the github page.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Boot the Live environment
2. Open a Terminal (Menu, Terminal) and enter:
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wget j.mp/lmdescrypt
chmod +x lmdescrypt
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nano lmdescrypt
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5.sudo fdisk /dev/sda
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o [Enter]
n [Enter]
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+500M [Enter]
n [Enter]
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w [Enter]
5. Start the script:
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sudo ./lmdescrypt
Then after a wait for all the preparations to have happened, and supply:password for encryption (twice the same)
password for decryption (same again)
Installing into a pre-existing environmentpassword for user, and some irrelevant info
about the keyboard
about the timezone
Using a pre-existing boot-partition, LUKS partition and LVM Logical Volumes is entirely supported. The options are to USE (or not), to CREATE (or not), and to FORMAT (or not) these devices.
And that's it!