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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml deleted file mode 100644 index b45cc81e..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 --> - -<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="uninstall-linux" ><info><title xml:id="BId-drakx-ti38">How to Uninstall Linux</title></info> - - - <para xml:id="BId-drakx-pa200" revision="2"><indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-it134"> - <primary>uninstall</primary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm xml:id="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it139"> - <primary>Mandrakelinux</primary> - <secondary>uninstall</secondary> - </indexterm> If for any reason you want to uninstall <application>Mageia</application>, you can - do so. The process of uninstalling <application>Mageia</application> is done in two - steps:</para> - - - - <warning> - <para xml:id="BId-uninstall-linux-pa206" revision="2">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 <emphasis>before</emphasis> proceeding.</para> - </warning> - - <orderedlist inheritnum="ignore" continuation="restarts"> - <listitem> - - - - - <para xml:id="BId-drakx-pa202" revision="4">Delete all partitions related to - <application>Mageia</application> on your hard drive (usually partitions hosting - <acronym>ext3</acronym> file systems and the <systemitem>Swap</systemitem> partition) - and — optionally — replace them with a single partition using - <application>DiskDrake</application><phrase condition="Starter" - xml:id="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-ph1" revision="1"> (see <xref linkend="diskdrake" - />)</phrase>.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakx-pa203" revision="4">Remove<indexterm xml:id="BId-drakx-it135" revision="2"> - <primary>bootloader</primary> - - <secondary>uninstall</secondary> - </indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it136" revision="1"> - <primary>commands</primary> - - <secondary>lilo</secondary> - </indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it137"> - <primary>Master Boot Record</primary> - </indexterm><indexterm xml:id="BIdNEW-uninstall-linux-it138"> - <primary>MBR</primary> - </indexterm> the bootloader, <application>LILO</application> in this example, from the - Master Boot Record (<acronym>MBR</acronym>). To do so, execute <command>lilo - -U</command> in a console, as <literal>root</literal>. Doing this will not only - uninstall <application>LILO</application> but will also restore the previous master boot - record, if any.</para> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakx-pa204" revision="2">If you have a different boot - loader, please refer to its documentation to determine how to regenerate - the master boot record.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - - -</section> |