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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
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                     <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
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                  <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>.
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                  <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
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