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<!-- 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>
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