Decrypt and mount encrypted volume sudo su apt install cryptsetup cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 my_encrypted_volume # enter password mount /dev/mapper/my_encrypted_volume /mnt Unmount and detach mounted encrypted volume umount -R /mnt # deactivate all logical volumes - otherwise will get "still in use" errors lvchange -an my_encrypted_volume cryptsetup luksClose my_encrypted_volume EOF