linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Removal of linux partition

Friday, September 12, 2014

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Removal of linux partition

Joan,

It is a dual boot. Windows first then Robolinux. The reason I am doing this is evertime windows updates itself it reboots and if I am not there to select windows it boots into linux.

Jim

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Joan Leach jleach728@sbcglobal.net [LINUX_Newbies] <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Did you install RoboLinux, which is Debian based, then add Windows in a virtual mode? Or did you do a dual-boot with Windows? Or did you install their version of RoboLinux for Ubuntu?
I became rather disappointed with RoboLinux and Zorin lately when updating broke printing, but maybe it's really upstream at Apple, who took over CUPS, from what I've read...
Joan in Reno

From: "James Jolin james.jolin@gmail.com [LINUX_Newbies]" <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
To: Linux Newbies <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Removal of linux partition

Well, gentlemen I had a better idea....change the the default from linux to windows. Too bad I can't remember how to do that. You used to able to do it when installing linux, but I haven't seen that in quite awhile. Maybe one of you can help.....I am using grub 2.
Jim

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Linux Canuck linuxcanuck@yahoo.ca [LINUX_Newbies] <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

That should be ordinal numbering. Darn autocorrect.

Roy

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From:"Linux Canuck linuxcanuck@yahoo.ca [LINUX_Newbies]" <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
Date:Thu, 11 Sep, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Subject:Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Removal of linux partition

It all depends on your setup and where grub is written to. If you remove the partition with grub on it then you can't get in at all. Of you remove a partition then it could make grub unusable because grub uses original partition numbering. Ie. Second will become first etc. and grub won't be able to load what you want because it can't locate it.

We need more information to answer accurately.

Roy

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From:"James Jolin james.jolin@gmail.com [LINUX_Newbies]" <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
Date:Thu, 11 Sep, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Subject:[LINUX_Newbies] Removal of linux partition

I need to remove Robolinux from a partition on my harddrive. I know I can use gparted to take if off, but what will happen to grub menu? Will the windows part go and I wont be able to boot anything. I used to know how to do this, but time dims the menory
Jim