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This is a really dumb question but i've never had to deal with this before. I have a computer with the server version of Ubuntu installed on it which is ...
  1. 03-15-2009 #1
    Xelaric
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    How do you uninstall/reinstall a distro?

    This is a really dumb question but i've never had to deal with this before. I have a computer with the server version of Ubuntu installed on it which is not recognizing the internet. Someone recomended i install PCLinuxOS. How do i uninstall Ubuntu and install PCLinuxOS?
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    If you're wanting to give the whole hard drive over to PCLinuxOS, then it's just a matter of rebooting with the CD/DVD in the tray.
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    No need to uninstall anything... just install the new distro of your choice right over the old distro using the same partitions.
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    When you put in the disk of new linux, and format the partition which had the old one, it automatically gets uninstalled!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by HosaLinux View Post
    When you put in the disk of new linux, and format the partition which had the old one, it automatically gets uninstalled!!
    I like to say automagically!
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    It didn't seem to do that when i rebooted with the CD in the drive, but i think that's because i burned the image on a CD-RW and i'm not sure if the drive on that computer can read RW's. Does it work to burn an image on a CD-RW/DVD-RW?
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    Does it work to burn an image on a CD-RW/DVD-RW?
    That's what I've always done... Just make sure that you check the md5sum. And if you still have problems, you can try to burn at a lower speed.

    *EDIT*

    I've also seen suggestions about switching brands of CD's/DVD's.
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    The reason it wasn't working was because the BIOS wasn't configured to boot from the CD drive. Except I have a different problem now, PCLinuxOS won't run
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xelaric View Post
    The reason it wasn't working was because the BIOS wasn't configured to boot from the CD drive. Except I have a different problem now, PCLinuxOS won't run
    Define "PCLinuxOS won't run". You cannot get it to boot, or install? Any errors or warnings of any kind?
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    When i try to run the LiveCD an error message pops up saying "error reading boot disk" on one of the CDs i have, then the other one i have the screen just goes blank
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