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+ <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="uninstall-linux"></a>22.&nbsp;How to Uninstall Linux
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+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa200"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-it134"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it139"></a> If for any reason you want to uninstall <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span>,
+ you can do so. The process of uninstalling <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> is done in
+ two steps:
+ </p>
+
+
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="../common/images/warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left">Warning</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="BId-uninstall-linux-pa206"></a>Removing partitions on
+ your hard drive will inevitably result in the loss of all data stored on
+ those partitions. Please make sure you've backed up all of the data you
+ want to keep <span class="emphasis"><em>before</em></span> proceeding.
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <div class="orderedlist">
+ <ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+
+
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa202"></a>Delete all partitions related to
+ <span class="application">Mandriva Linux</span> on your hard drive (usually partitions hosting
+ <acronym class="acronym">ext3</acronym> file systems and the <code class="systemitem">Swap</code> partition)
+ and&nbsp;&#8212; optionally&nbsp;&#8212; replace them
+ with a single partition using <span class="application">DiskDrake</span>.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa203"></a>Remove<a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakx-it135"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it136"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it137"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it138"></a> the bootloader, <span class="application">LILO</span> in this example, from the
+ Master Boot Record (<acronym class="acronym">MBR</acronym>). To do so, execute <span class="command"><strong>lilo
+ -U</strong></span> in a console, as <code class="literal">root</code>. Doing this will not only
+ uninstall <span class="application">LILO</span> but will also restore the previous master boot
+ record, if any.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <p><a name="BId-drakx-pa204"></a>If you have a different boot
+ loader, please refer to its documentation to determine how to regenerate
+ the master boot record.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </div>
+
+
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