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Linux Debian install on SSD with LUKS full disk encryption - Will adding home directory encryption add additional wear to SSD?

I read a lot of posts on SSD wear and full disk encryption awhile back. Many are dated or conflicting, but the general consensus seemed to be that full disk encryption through LUKS or another full ...
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Data access speed in LUKS encrypted partition

In Linux (Fedora 28) I have my home directory LUKS encryped, when using Gnome Disk (screenshot), I can benchmark separately the underlying LUKS partition (upper blue rectangle) and the decrypted home ...
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A portable linux system with luks encryption can't boot on one of my machines

I installed opensuse on a portable SSD drive, which I can boot on several of my machines. The installation uses luks encryption on /home and /swap partitions (ext4 filesystem). But only when I use ...
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Which SSD controllers don't use compression?

I'm in the market for an SSD, but I haven't found any information on which SSDs do NOT use compression on the controller. The system it will go into requires full disk encryption (provided via LUKS)...
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