Deleting Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System

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Deleting Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System

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I wish to remove the Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System from my pc to enable me to install Window OS.
How do I do this?
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Re: Deleting Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System

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zimbo14959 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:31 pm I wish to remove the Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System from my pc to enable me to install Window OS.
How do I do this?
The windows installer can probably do it, but if you want to start with an empty disk, boot the Mint installer (DVD or USB) and delete all the partitions and/or make a new partition table.
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Re: Deleting Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System

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Flemur wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:20 pm
zimbo14959 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:31 pm I wish to remove the Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System from my pc to enable me to install Window OS.
How do I do this?
The windows installer can probably do it, but if you want to start with an empty disk, boot the Mint installer (DVD or USB) and delete all the partitions and/or make a new partition table.
Thanks.
How do I do that? Delete all the partitions and/or make a new partition table. I have the Mint Installer on USB.
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zimbo14959 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:46 pm How do I do that? Delete all the partitions and/or make a new partition table. I have the Mint Installer on USB.
Boot the USB like you were going to install Mint, but rather than installing anything, start the USB Mint session and find gparted in the menus (probably under system or similar) or open a terminal and just enter

Code: Select all

gparted
It's mostly self-explanatory except maybe
-- Select a "device" (disk) hidden in the upper-right corner of the GUI.
-- It won't do the operations you told it to do until you hit the "Apply all operations" button
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Okay. Thanks.

I typed gparted and was asked to:

install package gparted
install package drobo-utils
install package partition manager

Which one do I install? And what will happen when I install any of those packages?
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hey install gparted, but its already install in linux mint.
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you can also do the same thing from the Windows Installer.
:)

just Boot into the Windows Installation Media,
and from it's installation screen, you can select the existing partitions,
- in order for them all to be Deleted.
:arrow:

you can then simply continue with the Windows installation.
and the Windows Installer will re-create it's partitions, as required,
in order to copy it's system files, and then then re-boot an couple of times, as well.
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zimbo14959 wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:16 am Okay. Thanks.

I typed gparted and was asked to:

install package gparted
install package drobo-utils
install package partition manager

Which one do I install? And what will happen when I install any of those packages?
Perhaps you did not live boot the USB like you you would do if you were going to install Mint? We think gparted is already in the live boot, so no need to install.
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Mikeflan is right. The Linux Mint live & installation systems come with gparted pre-installed. No need to install it. It is already there. :)
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Re: Deleting Linux Mint 19.3 Operating System

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So I can delete Linux partitions via the windows installation disc? And then just continue installing windows? Yes?
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YES
:)
then simply click on next, to continue with the Windows Installation.
- - it will Auto-create it's own partitions, as needed.
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