cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47127555
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS about a year ago. Now that 26.04 is out, I was planning to upgrade, but instead I think I’m going to wipe and re-install from scratch. Does anyone have any tips or tweaks they recommend for new installs? Things like, do or don’t encrypt the drive during the install process, make an administrator account separate from your regular user account? I already plan to install the Flatpak repo and the Gnome Software Center.
Thanks!
As long as you have a strong backup strategy, I would recommend full disk encryption during installation, especially if for a laptop. Peace of mind with negligible cost on modern hardware. Even accessing the encrypted disk from a live USB takes only two extra commands compared to an unencrypted disk. As long as the LUKS header doesn’t corrupt, hence the need for good backups.
It’s on a desktop, not a laptop, which is why I didn’t encrypt it this time. But, the more I thought about it, the more it worried me that someone could just pop out my drive and get instant access. I live in the US and it’s starting to feel like they’re going to start breaking into houses looking for banned material any day now.
Keep a list of any packages you install for your hardware, just in case you need to reinstall down the road
