If you want to totally and irrecoverably wipe everything from a hard disk, deleting all partitions along the way, you might consider Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN"). But read the instructions carefully, as I believe the default is to wipe all disks in the computer! <a href="http://dban.sourceforge.net/">http://dban.sourceforge.net/</a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 7:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Send edubuntu-users mailing list submissions to        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit        <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> You can reach the person managing the list at        <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of edubuntu-users digest..." Today's Topics:   1. RE: Totally Wipe a Hard Drive (Greg Reagle) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:13:31 -0400 From: "Greg Reagle" <<a href="mailto:greagle@citidc.com">greagle@citidc.com</a>> Subject: RE: Totally Wipe a Hard Drive To: <<a href="mailto:that1tyguy@aol.com">that1tyguy@aol.com</a>>,       <<a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:75C215EECB38884D81BCF5211F6073DC032D3329@mx.citidc.com">75C215EECB38884D81BCF5211F6073DC032D3329@mx.citidc.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii" In order to answer your question, I need to know what you want to accomplish.  Reducing the entries in a bootloader (e.g. Grub, Lilo) list is very different from erasing a partition. -- greg reagle | computer technician, system administrator | community it innovators - CITI | 202-234-1600 ext. 353 > -----Original Message----- > From: <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:edubuntu-users-">edubuntu-users-</a> > <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.ubuntu.com">bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a>] On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:that1tyguy@aol.com">that1tyguy@aol.com</a> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 3:32 AM > To: <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Subject: Totally Wipe a Hard Drive > > What is the easiest way to clean a partition completely? It seems as if > the hard drive has multiple OS's installed. I would like to clean it > totally off as I don't use any of the extra ones and also I don't like how > you have the list when your computer starts. > ________________________________ > > Get the Moviefone Toolbar > <<a href="http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp0005000000001" target="_blank">http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp0005000000001</a> 1> > . Showtimes, theaters, movie news, & more! ------------------------------ -- edubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a> End of edubuntu-users Digest, Vol 26, Issue 2 ********************************************* </blockquote></div>