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Hi. I want to switch to a different distro. So now I have 2 linux distros on my computer, and also win 7 (as a backup). how do i delete ...
  1. 02-26-2010 #1
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    how delete multiple distros

    Hi. I want to switch to a different distro. So now I have 2 linux distros on my computer, and also win 7 (as a backup). how do i delete the other distros and keep the one I want?
    thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by olayak View Post
    Hi. I want to switch to a different distro. So now I have 2 linux distros on my computer, and also win 7 (as a backup). how do i delete the other distros and keep the one I want?
    thanks!
    You can install new distros onto the partitions holding distributions that you no longer want, or you can delete the unwanted partitions altogether. You'll also need to edit the GRUB configuration file and the fstab file to reflect any changes that you make to the partition table.
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    Which distro do you want to keep? Boot up from it and execute these commands :
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    sudo fdisk -l
cat /etc/fstab
    Post the output here. Post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf (or menu.lst, if any) file too.
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    use fdisk to format the unnecessary partitions, install new distribution and fix your grub.conf with new settings.
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    There is no need to use command line tool, fdisk for handling partitions. Disk Utility is available in most of LiveCDs/DVDs and its Graphical Interface is user friendly.
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