Bad UX with LUKS when installed Manjaro Gnome

[sh7dm]

I installed Manjaro Gnome to my testing VM (QEMU/KVM with UEFI) with default installer. The issue is that kernel and initramfs are located in /boot, not /boot/efi, so they're encrypted. Bad things that take place in that config:

1. Worse performance, since kernel could decrypt LUKS faster than Grub does that;
2. No ability to customize the process. With initramfs-based cryptsetup you can do more, e.g. graphical prompt via Plymouth.
   Also, default installer lacks support of LVMs that are being used on all modern distros.
   How I solved that problem:
3. Install with Manjaro Architect using systemd-boot
4. Install Plymouth and set it up
5. Configure initramfs
   In this case kernel and initramfs are being stored on /boot/efipartition, that's not encrypted. systemd-boot starts the kernel, then plymouth-encryptshows graphical prompt.
   I think it'll be nice to have that supported in Calamares installer.

[frpenguin]

Welcome to the forums.

Read this thread:

Bootsplash and Plymouth themes for Manjaro

Hey guys pls feel free to try it and tell me what you think: https://github.com/openmindead/bootsplash-theme-manjaro-muser [manjaro_26] There's even a package on the releases tab for those of you who are brave enough I like it more and more but that's because I've spent some time making it Big thanks to @muser for his wonderful work. UPD: I have decided to cease the work on bootsplash themes since bootsplash doesn't support encryption well, and it…

[sh7dm]

UPD: I have decided to cease the work on bootsplash themes since bootsplash doesn't support encryption well, and it cannot be used with quiet option.
But in the most recent messages there's a link to Plymouth theme.

My thread is about LUKS, and not only splash. Another issue is default partition layout