There is no installer and you really have to understand how all the pieces fit together to be able to get something up and running. For instance, how does your

There is no installer and you really have to understand how all the pieces fit together to be able to get something up and running. For instance, how does your bootloader know how to mount an encrypted boot partition, load whatever needs loaded, and then mount other encrypted disks as necessary. Where do you even _store_ your bootloader if the boot partition is encrypted? Which specific encryption method do you use? I've been using Linux since 2010 and when I went through this process, it took me several evenings to get it right as well, but now I have a much better understanding of how my system actually works under the hood. It's a valuable exercise, but comparing it to the polished install experience that e.g. Ubuntu or Fedora have, it's a pretty fair amount of work required.