# Quick notes on activating FIPS on ubuntu pro ``` sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-server/ua-client-daily --yes sudo apt update sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-tools ubuntu-advantage-pro --yes # Interactive: sudo ua enable fips --beta # have to press "r" a few times during the process, even though it doesn't prompt sudo apt install linux-aws-fips --yes # Non-interactive KERNEL=$(awk -F"'" '/menuentry.*fips/ { print $(NF-1); exit }' /boot/grub/grub.cfg) sudo tee /etc/default/grub.d/99-fips.cfg << __EOF__ GRUB_DEFAULT="1>$KERNEL" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="\$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT fips=1" __EOF__ # Paste this too or just hit sudo update-grub shutdown -r now ```