Update custom installation instructions for 4.0

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@ -13,35 +13,183 @@ In the present context, "custom installation" refers to things like manual
partitioning, setting up LVM and RAID, and manual LUKS encryption configuration.
Installer Defaults (R3.2)
-------------------------
## Qubes 4.0
### Installer Defaults
For reference, these are the typical defaults for a single disk:
~~~
Mount Point: /boot
Desired Capacity: 1024 MiB
Device Type: Standard Partition
File System: ext4
Name: (none)
Mount Point: /
Desired Capacity: (your choice)
Device Type: LVM Thin Provisioning
Volume Group: qubes_dom0
File System: ext4
Name: root
Mount Point: (none)
Desired Capacity: 15.37 GiB
Device Type: LVM
Volume Group: qubes_dom0
File System: swap
Name: swap
~~~
~~~
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Order Action Type Device Mount point
1 Destroy Format Unknown Disk (sda)
2 Create Format partition table (MSDOS) Disk (sda)
3 Create Device partition sda1 on Disk
4 Create Format ext4 sda1 on Disk /boot
5 Create Device partition sda2 on Disk
6 Create Format LUKS sda2 on Disk
7 Create Device luks/dm-crypt luks-sda2
8 Create Format physical volume (LVM) luks-sda2
9 Create Device lvmvg qubes_dom0
10 Create Device lvmthinpool qubes_dom0-pool00
11 Create Device lvmthinlv qubes_dom0-root
12 Create Device lvmlv qubes_dom0-swap
13 Create Format swap qubes_dom0-swap
14 Create Format ext4 qubes_dom0-root /
~~~
### Typical Partition Schemes
If you want your partition/LVM scheme to look like the Qubes default but
with a few tweaks, follow these examples. With a single disk, the result
should look something like this:
~~~
NAME SIZE TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda disk
├──sda1 1G part /boot
└──sda2 part
└──luks-<UUID> crypt
├──qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta lvm
├──qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata lvm
└──qubes_dom0-swap lvm [SWAP]
~~~
### Encryption Defaults
By default, `cryptsetup 1.7.5` will create a LUKS/dm-crypt volume as follows:
~~~
Version: 1
Cipher name: aes
Cipher mode: xts-plain64
Hash spec: sha256
~~~
~~~
$ cryptsetup --help
[...]
Default compiled-in device cipher parameters:
loop-AES: aes, Key 256 bits
plain: aes-cbc-essiv:sha256, Key: 256 bits, Password hashing: ripdemd160
LUKS1: aes-xts-plain64, Key: 256 bits, LUKS header hashing: sha256, RNG: /dev/urandom
~~~
This means that, by default, Qubes inherits these upstream defaults:
- AES-128 [[1]][cryptsetup-faq][[2]][dm-crypt][[3]][tomb-238]
- SHA-256
- `/dev/urandom`
- probably an `iter-time` of one second
If, instead, you'd like to use AES-256, SHA-512, `/dev/random`, and a longer `iter-time`, you can configure encryption manually by following the instructions below.
### Example: Custom LUKS Configuration
Boot into the Qubes installer, then press `ctrl`+`alt`+`F2` to get a virtual console.
1. (Optional) Wipe the disk:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M status=progress && sync
2. Create partiions:
# fdisk /dev/sda
n
p
1
+1G
a
n
p
2
(your choice; might want to leave overprovisioning space on an SSD)
p (check and confirm that everything makes sense)
w
4. Create LUKS encrypted volume:
# cryptsetup -v --hash sha512 --cipher aes-xts-plain64 --key-size 512 --use-random --iter-time 10000 --verify-passphrase luksFormat /dev/sda2
5. Open encrypted volume:
# cryptsetup open /dev/sda2 luks
6. Create LVM volumes:
# pvcreate /dev/mapper/luks
# vgcreate qubes_dom0 /dev/mapper/luks
# lvcreate -n swap -L 10G qubes_dom0
# lvcreate -T -l +100%FREE qubes_dom0/pool00
# lvcreate -V1G -T qubes_dom0/pool00 -n root
# lvextend -L <size_of_pool00> /dev/qubes_dom0/root
8. Proceed with the installer.
At the disk selection screen, select:
[x] I will configure partitioning.
[ ] Encrypt my data.
Decrypt your partition, then assign `/`, `/boot`, and `swap`.
Proceed normally from there.
## Qubes 3.2
### Installer Defaults
For reference, these are the defaults for a single disk:
~~~
Mount Point: `/`
Mount Point: /
Desired Capacity: (your choice)
Device Type: `LVM`
Volume Group: `qubes_dom0`
File System: `ext4`
Name: `root`
Device Type: LVM
Volume Group: qubes_dom0
File System: ext4
Name: root
Mount Point: `/boot`
Mount Point: /boot
Desired Capacity: 500 MiB (recommended)
Device Type: Standard Partition
File System: `ext4`
File System: ext4
Mount Point: (none)
Desired Capacity: 9.44 GiB (recommended)
Device Type: LVM
Volume Group: qubes_dom0
File System: `swap`
Name: `swap`
File System: swap
Name: swap
~~~
Typical Partition Schemes
-------------------------
### Typical Partition Schemes
If you want your partition/LVM scheme to look like the Qubes default but
with a few tweaks, follow these examples. With a single disk, the result
@ -80,8 +228,7 @@ If you're using `mdadm` software RAID, it should look something like this:
~~~
Example: LVM on LUKS on RAID (R3.2)
-----------------------------------
### Example: LVM on LUKS on RAID0
Boot into the Qubes installer, then press `ctrl`+`alt`+`F2` to get a virtual
console.
@ -128,8 +275,9 @@ console.
Continue normally from here.
Manual Encryption Configuration (R3.1)
--------------------------------------
## Qubes 3.1
### Manual Encryption Configuration
Qubes OS uses full disk encryption (FDE) by default. If you are an advanced
user who wishes to customize your encryption parameters during installation,
@ -191,3 +339,7 @@ configure the encryption options while installing Qubes as follows:
# cryptsetup luksDump /dev/sda2
[cryptsetup-faq]: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
[dm-crypt]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/dm-crypt/Device_encryption
[tomb-238]: https://github.com/dyne/Tomb/issues/238