Fred K Ollinger on Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:19:20 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] Uninstalling Linux


> I went to Caldera's website for instructions and was told to "root run
> lilo -u." Frankly, I am not sure how to do that since I went to the
> terminal typed "run lilo -u" and was told there was no run command.

There isn't:

su - root
lilo -u

Basically, they meant "run lilo -u as root".

> Also, what do I do after run lilo -u. Can I use Partition Magic to then
> erase the Linux partition entirely. Do I have to rewrite the boot loader
> in anyway?

Yes?

No, the above command does it.

> My goal is NOT to have to erase the Windows partition.

You don't need to.

Fred

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