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  • Not OP, but can only speak from my experience: Installing a second WM/DE usually messes up my install, as quite some stuff is just from one GUI framework, so I don’t have to have to much stuff installed.
    Also getting rid of it afterwards always wasn’t as easily possible.

    I completely get trying out a WM y firing up a VM. You could even just boot the live USB stick to check it out.
    But changing my working install just to try something (and then have to clean it up again) wasn’t working out for me in the past










  • Yeah, I’m having a hard time deciding about that.

    On the one hand I’m often in business trips and want to be at least able to recover my data easily if something happens.

    On the other hand getting the laptop stolen with all the data is a nightmare.

    Didn’t look into current solutions for quite some time though. As I’m currently waiting for a new laptop, this could be a good time to check something out.
    Anyone with some suggestions? (Will look into the encrypted FS OP recommended, but having options and opinions never hurts)

    Edit: ok, just realised that APFS is Apple File System. So that’s not gonna roll for me, as I’m on Linux and would like to have something that’s actually designed and developed for it. Don’t know anything about Linux APFS support, but I’m a bit traumatised by NTFS and anyway I don’t want to have anything to do with Apple

    Anyone with experience with encrypted LUKS and data recovery?
    Some buzzwords for options would also greatly help me
    Thanks for anything in advance!