- #HOW TO WIPE A COMPUTER AND INSTALL UBUNTU INSTALL#
- #HOW TO WIPE A COMPUTER AND INSTALL UBUNTU WINDOWS#
#HOW TO WIPE A COMPUTER AND INSTALL UBUNTU WINDOWS#
If your Linux installation lives on the extended partition (see HowtoPartition/OperatingSystemsAndPartitions), you will not be able to expand the main Linux partition into the space created by deleting the Windows partition. The operation may take awhile, depending on the size of the partition, but DO NOT interrupt this process, or you risk losing everything on the partition you are resizing. Again, read the prompt and click Edit -> Apply. When you are finished, click the Resize/Move button, then Edit -> Apply in the GParted window. You can use either the number sizing, or you can graphically drag the arrows on the visualization into the empty space (the numbers will adjust automatically). Right-click the partition that you want to expand into the empty space and select Resize/Move. Now, you can either format it as the filesystem type of your choice to use as a data partition (or something else), or you can resize an adjacent partition to use this space. Now if you are sure that you want to proceed, click the Edit -> Apply button to start the pending deletion operations.Īfter the deletion operation completes, you'll have a section of unallocated space. In this case, you'll have to select them all for deletion. Note that a Windows installation might use more than one partition for example, Windows preinstalled on an Acer desktop might have a "hidden" (but not to GParted) recovery partition, a partition named "SYSTEM RESERVED", and one named "eMachines". Select the correct partition, either from the bar graph representation of your disk, or from the list, and press the Delete button at the top with the trash can icon, or right-click the partition from the list and choose Delete. Again, if you are unsure, don't delete it!įor more details on partitioning, see HowtoPartition and its subpages. Your windows partition will most likely be formatted as NTFS and have a boot flag, which makes it easy to locate. If you have more than one hard drive on your computer, choose the correct device from the drop down box in the upper right hand corner of the window. On the Ubuntu LiveCD, go to System -> Administration -> Partition Editor. Refer to your computer manufacturer's documentation for this. Each computer is different, but you may need to change your BIOS to have the system boot from the CD drive before the hard disk. Place the LiveCD into your CD/DVD drive, and reboot the computer.
#HOW TO WIPE A COMPUTER AND INSTALL UBUNTU INSTALL#
Please note that although you can install GParted inside your Ubuntu installation, you will be unable to resize your root partition without a LiveCD since you cannot change a partition that is mounted. There are other partition editors available, but GParted is this documentor's favorite and is already available to you if you have an Ubuntu LiveCD. This guide is designed primarily for users who have a dual boot that now want to fully escape Windows and go purely Ubuntu.Ī simple way to remove Windows (or any OS) is to use this little graphical tool: OS-Uninstaller. The best place for this is the Ubuntu Forums. If at any point during this process you get confused or concerned, STOP and ask for help. Actually, the primary cause of data loss is you! Users sometimes get confused and end up deleting the wrong partition, or just forget to backup their family photos and favorite music before they delete partitions. Although it is not common for problems to happen during the partitioning process, it is still possible.
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Click Device > Create Partition Table.If you have other drives and the wrong one is selected, you can lose data on them! You do not want to create a new partition table on the wrong drive.
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Make sure the proper drive is selected in the drop-down menu at the upper-right corner of the GParted window.To do this, you can click the Ubuntu button at the upper-left corner, type in gparted, then click on the GParted icon when it comes up.Select Try Ubuntu (not Install Ubuntu).Boot from the Ubuntu live CD/DVD or USB flash drive.This is lower-level than just removing all the partitions. The easiest way to do this is to probably create a new partition table on the drive from the Ubuntu live CD/DVD or USB flash drive.