# Will installing Secureblue over Fedora Workstation erase my data?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/will-installing-secureblue-over-fedora-workstation-erase-my-data/25875
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-12-25T09:46:30Z
**Posts:** 12

## Post 1 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T09:46:30Z

Just to be sure, if I want install SecureBlue over my Fedora 41, it will erase all my data ? And I’d have to reinstall all my applications like RStudio, etc. ? And packages for Python too ?

Merry christmas @RoyalOughtness

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## Post 2 by @privacy3765 — 2024-12-25T10:38:08Z

Yes, I think. I was in the same case there is one week and I formated my computer (but it was also to completely remove windows). But maybe someone has a solution.

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## Post 3 by @RoyalOughtness — 2024-12-25T18:30:52Z

Fedora 41 Workstation or Fedora 41 Silverblue?

:santa:

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## Post 4 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T18:50:53Z

Workstation

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## Post 5 by @RoyalOughtness — 2024-12-25T18:52:12Z

You can’t install secureblue from workstation. You’ll have to install silverblue first

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## Post 6 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T19:11:44Z

Then… does this process will erase everything ?

I’m asking this because installing Fedora 41 workstation was a pain in the ass : [I'm about to install Fedora 41](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/im-about-to-install-fedora-41/22369)

I also have LUKS enabled, so it may be risky…

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## Post 7 by @RoyalOughtness — 2024-12-25T19:25:41Z

> erase everything ?

Yes of course :slight_smile:

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## Post 8 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T19:33:05Z

What if my actual main partition is encrypted with LUKS ?

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## Post 9 by @RoyalOughtness — 2024-12-25T19:46:12Z

Going from workstation to silverblue means erasing and starting over. No way around it. :slight_smile:

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## Post 10 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T20:07:28Z

Okay.. do I have to disable/unencrypt all my LUKS partition before installing silverblue ?

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## Post 11 by @IksNorTen — 2024-12-25T20:11:15Z

@RoyalOughtness I’m asking you this because when I tried to install Fedora 41 over Windows, everything was broken because there was a bitlocker partition. I’m afraid it can be the same with this now

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## Post 12 by @RoyalOughtness — 2024-12-25T20:19:26Z

Wiping the disk will wipe the luks headers.

I have no idea about bitlocker. Sounds like it’s a pain by comparison.