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Using LUKS encryption to Create a Secure Disk on Debian

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#2,799 opened on Oct 16, 2019

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Based on the comment in Disqus:http://disq.us/p/24133i0

Issue: Doing 'grub-install /dev/sda' on a boot partition on Linode yields these issues: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#msdos-style_error_message Fix: update the guide as suggested in the comment

Can you describe a work around such that grub-install works on the boot partition? Perhaps we need to format with a certain alignment / offset to avoid this issue? More info:https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=581760#p581760

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Review the linked Disqus comment and the Arch Linux forum post. Reproduce the grub install error on a Linode boot partition, test the suggested workaround (e.g., adjusting partition alignment/offset), and update the guide accordingly.
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