Install Problem // existing lvms

[haaber]

Hi, I have for years debian running on my machine: /boot on a usb key,
the /root on a 32g SSD and /home on a HDD. All filesystems are fully
encrypted. I want to give qubes a try, at least, if I can install it :)
So I first made a full home backup, and a full dd take of the SSD drive.
That way I hope to be able to "turn back" if install fails. Also, I can
overwrite the SSD without fear entirely, which is necessary since
otherwise there is not enough space.

I made the installer delete the SSD volume and use it as root, but then
it is unhappy with available space. It wants 250g somewhere - which is
OK, it may use the hdd. But somehow here I get stuck, warnings and
abandoned the install. Can I preserve the existing encrypted HDD volume
(providing the passphrase) on install ?

Thank you for any hint / clarifying question / comments !

[Andrew David Wong]

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You can certainly have a secondary encrypted HDD and carry it over
from a previous installation to a new Qubes installation. I did this
myself recently when installing 3.2. I simply didn't touch the
encrypted HDD during my installation.

However, your case sounds different. It sounds like want to both (a)
use this HDD as an installation target for Qubes and (b) keep a
pre-existing encrypted volume on it. In principle, this should be OK,
as long as you're careful not to overwrite the encrypted volume with
your new Qubes installation. You may want to do some manual
partitioning before presenting this disk to the Qubes installer.

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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