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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b45cc81e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/uninstall-linux.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<!-- 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> |