[Bug 816363] Re: install is missing an option to completely wipeout the install disk

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  install is missing an option to completely wipeout the install disk

Status in ubuntu-website-content:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I ran into a problem where my Ubuntu 11.04 system booted into GRUB
  rescue. Not knowing how to proceed and having a backup, I decided to
  simply re-install Ubuntu 11.04. This didn't work and multiple such
  attempts led to a proliferation of Ubuntu kernels on my system.

  Finally, I decided to install Windows 7 and it installed successfully,
  fixing the boot problem and running the OS as if there had never been
  a problem.

  Ubuntu install needs an option to completely remove everything
  including the MBR, GRUB infrastructure, and partitions and do a fresh
  install of Ubuntu. Having this option would have allowed me to recover
  the usage of my system without having to install Windows first.

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