partitioning

[neanderthal // anarchism]

i'm installing debian 3.1roa
questions..

1. when installing how do i set it so my computer doesn't have ubuntu/windows as a partition anymore and so i can just have debian?..is it something i can do with the debian installer or do i need to do something else before hand?

2. can i install over another gnu/linux os? or would i need to delete ubuntu and then just keep windows and then install over the windows OS?

[smolloy]

It sounds like you wanna get rid of windows and ubuntu and go to a pure debian system, is that right??

Most linux installs I have done have involved a partitioning section that will allow you to partition the drive as you see fit. I don't have any experience with debian, but I bet it will be the same, so when you get to this part, just erase all your current partitions, make the new ones, and off you go.

If not, use qtparted (which you can find on the knoppix livecd) to erase and create the partitions, and then install debian on the freshly created partitions. (qtparted is a nice little Partition Magic clone, in case you've never heard of it.)

[neanderthal // anarchism]

so with this qtparted thing i can delete my ubuntu partion and then copy over the windows side?

[pavlo_7]

so with this qtparted thing i can delete my ubuntu partion and then copy over the windows side?

Debian installer has partitioner. You can delete all partitions from there.
Just start installation and when you get to that point, choose to modify partitions manually (I do not remember the name of that option). Anyway, if you installed Ubuntu , than you will not have any problems with Debian installer.

[neanderthal // anarchism]

so with this qtparted thing i can delete my ubuntu partion and then copy over the windows side?

Debian installer has partitioner. You can delete all partitions from there.
Just start installation and when you get to that point, choose to modify partitions manually (I do not remember the name of that option). Anyway, if you installed Ubuntu , than you will not have any problems with Debian installer.

i thought it only gave me the option to get rid of only one partion.

[pavlo_7]

No, you can delete all of them, one by one. Let me start it and see which options it has.
Edited:
can only do it in an hour. I need to wait until download I started is completed.

[pavlo_7]

I just tried Debian 3.1 r0a (DVD1) installer. When partitioner starts, do this:
1) choose "Manually edit partition table".
2) choose partition you want to delete (for example, choose NTFS, which is w2k partition)
3) choose "delete the partition"
4) agree to make changes

After that, it should take you back to partitioner. Choose the other partition and do those steps again.