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Title: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: BooBoo on September 01, 2005, 11:55:39 AM
I currently have a partioned hard drive on my laptop, with both XP and Linux Suse 9.1. I want to remove XP completely and replace 9.1 with 9.3, which I have just purchased.
What is the best way of banishing XP while also ensuring the whole hard drive is given over to Suse 9.3?
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: mikeymike on September 01, 2005, 12:31:59 PM
Do you want to keep your current Suse installation?  If not, back everything you need up, delete all partitions, and install 9.3.
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: BooBoo on September 01, 2005, 06:24:16 PM
To tell the truth, I don't think there is anything on my laptop I want to keep. I brought it for uni and besides a bit of playing around on it, I have done nothing serious which I want keeping. I couldn't see much point using it until I got to uni.

How do I delete the partition? When I install 9.3, how can I be sure XP will not still be on there?
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: dbalaski on September 01, 2005, 06:45:22 PM
Well,  if there is nothing you want to keep on either partition,   then I would do a clean install of Linux.

Most good installations programs will give you options for setting up/changing the partitioning scheme  used (Did that in my Centos 4.1 & Solaris 10 installs ) ...  This will wipe out the partitions and create a new partition to your standards.


just my $.02 on the matter,

darryl  dB_the_DBA
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: BooBoo on September 01, 2005, 09:05:33 PM
Thanks, I did exactly that. It was easy. I just followed the chose the approximate options during installation. Problem solved.
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: InTheSand on September 01, 2005, 11:34:57 PM
Don't forget to install the ESSENTIAL UAE once your network access is up and running!  :-D
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: BooBoo on September 02, 2005, 12:53:43 PM
United Arab Emirates? :-?  
Title: Re: Exterminating WindoxXP
Post by: Varthall on September 02, 2005, 12:58:59 PM
Quote

BooBoo wrote:
United Arab Emirates? :-?  


He meant of course UAE Amiga Emulator :-)

Varthall