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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>