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Article #296Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive
From: Snuff
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:17
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:17
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:44:34 -0500, Ignoramus1841 <ignoramus1841@NOSPAM.1841.invalid> wrote: >On 2007-10-16, Richard Urban <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote: >> In other words, linux is not for the average use to perform an install when >> other operating systems are already on the computer. (bait) >> > >Any install of Windows would blow away other operating systems due to >its use of bootloader, right? > >i Well not quite. Windows always overwrites the boot partition and thereby screws grub, lilo or whatever. However, all you need is your linux install disk and a bit of knowledge and you can get to a command line in Linux, reinstall grub to the boot partition and be back in business in no time. Strangely, despite being a former penguinista, I find that Vista is alright for me (save a few flaws with my business's web based accounts system) and that I cannot be bothered with the challenge of how to make linux do what I want any more. Anyway, if I want quasi unix, I have an iMac for that sort of thing!
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