Linux Mint on pendrive with full disk encryption - partitioning question

[n0e]

Beginner question:
I'm trying to install Linux mint 22 on USB pendrive. I have a separate pendrive with live system and I can boot from it. In the installer, there is a question about partitions, and it's either automatic, clearing everything from a drive, or entirely manual. The pendrive is 64GB. I want to have a separate FAT32 5GB partition. Also an encrypted partition for snapshots. So if I'm doing it manually, what should be the partitioning scheme - types, sizes, options, for each?

 

[GatorsFan]

why not just use Etcher - or if you want encryption use TAILS

 

[linuxbom]

Kind of scay to depend on a usb for your install.So many become corrupt easily.I dont like linux mint the mint 17 was found to be hacked in the core, all 64 bit are at risk.version 22 is probably the same.I changed over to ubuntu

 

[Brickwizard]

I want to have a separate FAT32 5GB partition.

and the reason?

trying to install Linux mint 22 on USB pendrive.

I surmise you mean install to a pen-drive with persistence [so it can store your preferences and files/folders/ etc

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itsfoss.com

try Mint LMDE its a little lighter than Mint 22

 

[Fanboi]

PSA: Linux Mint is as safe as Ubuntu, it has not been 'hacked'
(Context: This is not the same thing as "hacking an OS" as this is FOSS, so those were modified ISOs made by bad actors. Only a small part of the site was hacked to point to the altered ISOs, not the servers the ISOs are stored on)

Kind of scay to depend on a usb for your install.So many become corrupt easily.I dont like linux mint the mint 17 was found to be hacked in the core, all 64 bit are at risk.version 22 is probably the same.I changed over to ubuntu

That's not what happened. Please do not spread misinformation on this forum, even if you're well-meaning and I will assume you acted in good faith. Regardless, always accompany claims with reliable citations.
What happened: Eight years ago in 2016, some hacker(s) broke in and pointed users to modified ISOs that the hacker(s) were hosting [1]. It was dealt with quickly and with full transparency:

What happened?

Hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack our website to point to it.

Does this affect you?

As far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition.

If you downloaded another release or another edition, this does not affect you. If you downloaded via torrents or via a direct HTTP link, this doesn’t affect you either.

Finally, the situation happened today, so it should only impact people who downloaded this edition on February 20th.

So, with due diligence, this did not become a disaster. Both end users and developers must work together to create a safe and private cyberspace, which is what makes OSS so damned great.

 

[pezdispenser]

why not just use Etcher - or if you want encryption use TAILS

I second that, if privacy and security is the goal, I'd go with tails. If experimentation and learning is the OPs reasoning for the project, then by all means. @n0e