[LBo] uninstall OS
Alan Lake
alan.lake at lakeinfoworks.com
Tue Apr 3 15:15:28 CEST 2007
The VMWare Server will do the job, and it is free. I can't use Xen
because it's incompatible with my hardware. My VMWare Server, though,
does seem to have a memory leak, so beware. (It became apparent when it
seemed that the batteries in my mouse were not lasting long enough. The
problem turned out to be, not in my mouse, but in my system.)
Bert Van Kets wrote:
> Why not use virtual machine software like VirtualBox?
> That way you can leave the real partitions as they are and create
> virtual drives and partitions as much as you want. Removing the
> virtual drive is as easy as removing a file.
> At least you know you will not screw up your host system.
> VMware Workstation and Parallels are alternatives, although not free.
>
> Bert
>
> David Roseman wrote:
>> Hi
>> I currently use ubuntu linux on my system dual booted on separate HDD
>> with WinXP, but I would like to try out some other Linux distros. To
>> avoid filling up my hdd, I would install one linux at a time in
>> addition to ubuntu. How would I remove the other distros cleanly
>> from my system when i am finished with them, without leaving a load
>> of duplicated files all over my fs?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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