Hello, I'm a 100% novice, just started looking into using Linux this week.

I have a 16Gb USB stick and I want to put a live version of Linux on there but have the whole Linux operating system encrypted.

Background: I've managed to follow this guide to create a live USB which works on my machine, but it's not encrypted.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/live-ub...stall-windows/

I would like all sensitive data on the USB stick to be encrypted in case of loss, so I want seamless whole filesystem encryption rather than an encrypted container or partition. The idea is that unless I deliberately save anything to the laptop internal HDD then everything I do in Linux will leave no trace unencrypted.

So what I'm asking for is a guide on how to get my problem solved, but the guide needs to be step by step as I'm a proficient Windows user but a complete Linux novice.

Many thanks in advance,
Cheers
mrmr96

Take a look at TrueCrypt
http://www.howtoforge.com/truecrypt_data_encryption

Good idea, but as far as I'm aware this only supports encrypting the file system drive under windows, not Linux.

Thanks for the link. I've read it and unless I'm missing something I still don't see how TrueCrypt encrypts the whole OS?