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diff --git a/uninstall-linux.html b/uninstall-linux.html deleted file mode 100644 index c4ac6bb..0000000 --- a/uninstall-linux.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -<html> - <head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - - <title>How to Uninstall Linux</title> - <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> - <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> - <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> - <link rel="prev" href="exitInstall.html" title="It's Done!"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> - <!-- - body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } - table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } - --></style></head> - <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="How to Uninstall Linux"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="uninstall-linux"></a>How to Uninstall Linux - </h2> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <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="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 — optionally — 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> - - - - </div> - </body> -</html> |