Hi Folks,
This thread taught me a lot, so I want to thank everyone that contributed so far, and also contribute how I managed to get my own netbook disk encrypted and running well.
Even though I followed instructions written to this point, several times, I didn't realize success this way. So I tried something else, and it worked well for me. Here's what I did, (written from memory at least a week after the fact, meaning everything tests 100% perfect since installation.):
1. I downloaded the 32bit Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04
Alternate installer, which includes the encrypted LVM installer during the partition phase of the text installation. So I did a normal Ubuntu installation, with LVM encrypted options set while partitioning.
2. Select System > Administration > Software sources, then click the Third Party Sources tab, and then click Add... and paste the follow line:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
and then repeat again with this line:
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
3. From within Synaptec, install the following apps:
Desktop Switcher (
desktop-switcher) - Allows the user to switch between two desktop modes. Currently supports switching between Ubuntu Netbook Remix mode and "Classic Ubuntu" (two panels, gnome-like) mode.
Go Home Applet (
go-home-applet) - A gnome-panel applet that, when clicked upon, displays the desktop. Used in a netbook-based desktop, the desktop-window will normally be the launcher. Go Home Applet also works in conjunction with the netbook-remix-launcher whereby dragging and dropping a file/url/application to the go-home-applet will automatically add it to the launcher's favorites section.
Human Netbook Theme (
human-netbook-theme) - A gtk theme for use with Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Maximus (
maximus) - A desktop daemon which will automatically maximize and, optionally, un-decorate windows. Has support for exclusion lists and will work with any EWMH-spec compliant window-manager.
Ubuntu Netbook Remix Launcher (
ume-launcher) - An easy-to-use program/places/favorites launcher which resides on the desktop, replacing the main-menu.
Window Picker Applet (
window-picker-applet) - A gnome-panel applet that displays open windows as icons on the panel, and has integrated window title-bar functionality. Optimized for use on netbook-size screens.
The easiest way to do this from within Synaptec is to select
Edit > Mark Packages by Task... (and then check Ubuntu Netbook Remix ON).
4. That completes the installation, to switch back and forth between UNR and normal desktop modes, select System > Administration > Preferences > Switch Desktop Modes.
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Suspend and hibernate works. Suspend doesn't require a password to wake, whereas hibernate is fully encrypted and requires a password to restore the running system as it was.
If you're so motivated as I was, go here to install a netbook-specific kernel:
http://array.org/ubuntu/setup-jaunty.html.
And possibly go on to add a nifty ACPI/hardware control panel:
http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/
Addendum, for installing 32bit Karmic Koala 9.10 on a netbook you can skip step 2, and only pay attention to the last detail of step 3: mark packages by task, (selecting Ubuntu Netbook Remix).
To place the alternate install image on a USB stick, use Ubuntu's System > Administration > USB startup disk creator, from a machine booted off an Ubuntu Live CD. That's the best option I have found, but Unetbootin (google it) works well too, also from Windows PCs.