Installing Archlinux with software raid1, encrypted filesystem and LVM2

On the web, you’ll find how to setup ArchLinux with LVM, or with RAID, or with encryption, but not with the combination of these three technologies.  This article explains the different steps I took to setup these three technologies with ArchLinux.

Required skills:

Sound understanding of Linux (ArchLinux specifics may be useful…) and raid, lvm2, partitioning, encryption.

The story

During . . . → Read More: Installing Archlinux with software raid1, encrypted filesystem and LVM2

VirtualBox setuid/packaging error

If you encounter the following error running VirtualBox as a user under openSUSE: Error -10 in SUPR3HardenedMain, then execute chkstat -set /etc/permissions.easy to set correct file permissions on the VirtualBox . . . → Read More: VirtualBox setuid/packaging error

OpenOffice.org 3 on openSUSE 11.0

Add this repository to YAST: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/OpenOffice.org:/UNSTABLE/openSUSE_11.0/

Now you should see OpenOffice.org 3.0 packages in the Install . . . → Read More: OpenOffice.org 3 on openSUSE 11.0

VirtualBox Host Networking in openSUSE 11.0

Modifications in the Firewall config are necessary to enable bridging:

In the YAST2 sysconfig editor:

In Network -> General: set IP_FORWARD to yes
In Network -> Firewall -> SUSEfirewall2: set FW_FORWARD_ALLOW_BRIDGING to yes
In Network -> Firewall -> SUSEfirewall2: set FW_FORWARD_ALWAYS_INOUT_DEV to br0 (the bridge which is used)

Add chmod 0660 /dev/net/tun and chown virtualuser /dev/net/tun to the boot file /etc/init.d/boot.local, . . . → Read More: VirtualBox Host Networking in openSUSE 11.0