So I've been trying for the past few days now to encrypt my Kali install with LUKS. I've mostly been switching through different Linux distros to see what might be a good fit. I didn't choose to encrypt my installation when I installed because I didn't think I would be with Kali for very long. However, I found that I enjoy using Kali and I like the feel of it, so I decided I'd like to encrypt it. I can't however seem to figure out how without doing a fresh install of Kali, and I'd rather not do that. I've installed many programs and I have a bunch of data saved that I would not like to lose with a fresh install. I've seen a bunch of things about using ecrypt-fs to encrypt, but I believe that's only to encrypt the home folder, not the whole disk. Kali is currently the only operating system on my drive. I've heard that I could use cryptsetup, but that would mean I would have to backup my data before going through that process.
So, my question is, how do I LUKS encrypt my drive with Kali without losing my data? And if I need to backup, how do I go about that, as well as restoring my data when the time comes for me to do that? I have no external hard drive or server to backup to, that I know of. I would like to have encryption just like if I had encrypted it with my install. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely, Me
