How do I install Fedora 31 on LVM on LUKS configuration ?

[Sreyan Chakravarty]

The current Anaconda installer is unable to install Fedora to an encrypted partition. Is there anyway I can have one big encrypted partition, decrypt it, create a LVM and install Fedora. It seems I can't do that with the current Anaconda. If I have to use encryption and LVM what it does is first create the LVM and then encrypt the logical volumes that I specify. I want just the reverse.

More information about the Anaconda bug is here:
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/ananconda-cant-handle-lvm-on-luks-setup/6112

Thanks.

On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:00:54 -0000 "Sreyan Chakravarty" wrote:
> The current Anaconda installer is unable to install Fedora to an
> encrypted partition. Is there anyway I can have one big encrypted
> partition, decrypt it, create a LVM and install Fedora.

I don't know from the Anaconda GUI, but from a kickstart file it
works.

Here is the template we use:

part /boot --asprimary --fstype=ext4 --size=500  --ondisk=sda
  part pv.1 --size=60000 --grow --ondisk=sda --encrypted --passphrase=@passphrase@
  volgroup system pv.1
  logvol / --vgname=system --name=root --size=50000 --label=root --fstype=ext4 
  logvol swap --vgname=system --name=swap --fstype=swap --hibernation
  logvol /local --vgname=system --name=local --label=local --fstype=ext4 --grow --size=1

[Sreyan Chakravarty]

How do I install via command line ? You have given me the partitioning
scheme, not how to install.

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 6:41 PM  wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:00:54 -0000 "Sreyan Chakravarty" wrote:
> > The current Anaconda installer is unable to install Fedora to an
> > encrypted partition. Is there anyway I can have one big encrypted
> > partition, decrypt it, create a LVM and install Fedora.
>
> I don't know from the Anaconda GUI, but from a kickstart file it
> works.
>
> Here is the template we use:
>
> part /boot --asprimary --fstype=ext4 --size=500  --ondisk=sda
>   part pv.1 --size=60000 --grow --ondisk=sda --encrypted
> --passphrase=@passphrase@
>   volgroup system pv.1
>   logvol / --vgname=system --name=root --size=50000 --label=root
> --fstype=ext4
>   logvol swap --vgname=system --name=swap --fstype=swap --hibernation
>   logvol /local --vgname=system --name=local --label=local --fstype=ext4
> --grow --size=1
>
> --
> francis
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[Sreyan Chakravarty]

What do you do after the logical volumes are setup ? Run the Anaconda
installer ?

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 6:49 PM Sreyan Chakravarty 
wrote:
> How do I install via command line ? You have given me the partitioning
> scheme, not how to install.
>
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 6:41 PM  wrote:
> > On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:00:54 -0000 "Sreyan Chakravarty" wrote:
> > > The current Anaconda installer is unable to install Fedora to an
> > > encrypted partition. Is there anyway I can have one big encrypted
> > > partition, decrypt it, create a LVM and install Fedora.
> >
> > I don't know from the Anaconda GUI, but from a kickstart file it
> > works.
> >
> > Here is the template we use:
> >
> > part /boot --asprimary --fstype=ext4 --size=500  --ondisk=sda
> >   part pv.1 --size=60000 --grow --ondisk=sda --encrypted
> > --passphrase=@passphrase@
> >   volgroup system pv.1
> >   logvol / --vgname=system --name=root --size=50000 --label=root
> > --fstype=ext4
> >   logvol swap --vgname=system --name=swap --fstype=swap --hibernation
> >   logvol /local --vgname=system --name=local --label=local --fstype=ext4
> > --grow --size=1
> >
> > --
> > francis
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> --
> Regards,
> Sreyan Chakravarty

On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:51:03 +0530 Sreyan Chakravarty wrote:
> What do you do after the logical volumes are setup ? Run the Anaconda
> installer ?

No. We are doing network install specifying a kickstart file with the
inst.ks= parameter to the kernel.

See:

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/advanced/Kicks...

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/appendixes/Kic...

[Sreyan Chakravarty]

Thanks, this is interesting. Let me try it out.

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:07 PM  wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:51:03 +0530 Sreyan Chakravarty wrote:
> > What do you do after the logical volumes are setup ? Run the Anaconda
> > installer ?
>
> No. We are doing network install specifying a kickstart file with the
> inst.ks= parameter to the kernel.
>
> See:
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/advanced/Kicks...
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/appendixes/Kic...
>
> --
> francis
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[Sreyan Chakravarty]

Is there any way to use the kickstart file in a local install ? I mean lets
say I boot up the Fedora 31 live cd, then how would I start Anaconda with
the Kickstart file ?

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:07 PM  wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:51:03 +0530 Sreyan Chakravarty wrote:
> > What do you do after the logical volumes are setup ? Run the Anaconda
> > installer ?
>
> No. We are doing network install specifying a kickstart file with the
> inst.ks= parameter to the kernel.
>
> See:
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/advanced/Kicks...
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/appendixes/Kic...
>
> --
> francis
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[Sreyan Chakravarty]

Solution can be found here:

https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/ananconda-cant-handle-lvm-on-luks-setup/6112...

On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 11:49 PM Sreyan Chakravarty 
wrote:
> Is there any way to use the kickstart file in a local install ? I mean
> lets say I boot up the Fedora 31 live cd, then how would I start Anaconda
> with the Kickstart file ?
>
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:07 PM  wrote:
> > On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:51:03 +0530 Sreyan Chakravarty wrote:
> > > What do you do after the logical volumes are setup ? Run the Anaconda
> > > installer ?
> >
> > No. We are doing network install specifying a kickstart file with the
> > inst.ks= parameter to the kernel.
> >
> > See:
> >
> > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/advanced/Kicks...
> >
> > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/appendixes/Kic...
> >
> > --
> > francis
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>
> --
> Regards,
> Sreyan Chakravarty