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Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated

From Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.maint.boot
Subject Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated
Date 2021-01-09 16:10 +0100
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Hi,

Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 08:27:09PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> >When installing on an NVMe device, the message
> >
> >"The installer is now overwriting /dev/nvme0n1p3 with random data to prevent meta-information leaks from "
> >
> >is truncated in the graphical installer.
> >
> >I'd suggest just s/The installer is now o/O/
> 
> Nod, that would make sense I think. There's probably more effort in
> co-ordinating updating translations. :-)

Hmm, I wonder why the text is truncated at all...

The whole text from the template file looks like this:
"The installer is now overwriting ${DEVICE} with random data to prevent 
meta-information leaks from the encrypted volume. This step may be skipped 
by cancelling this action, albeit at the expense of a slight reduction of the 
quality of the encryption."

So I guess the suggested shortage does not fix the whole problem, and I
would not consider changing the template in this situation.


Holger



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Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-01-06 23:40 +0100
  Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2021-01-09 16:10 +0100
    Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-01-09 16:20 +0100
      Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2021-01-09 16:30 +0100
        Bug#976112: Overwriting with random data message truncated Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-01-09 16:40 +0100

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