Blood Lesson WARNING re "WARTY" Install

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

Ubuntu doesn't necessarily wipe out all data on your harddisk. You can
control the partition creation and format to avoid this kind of
tragedy.

Actually, if you want to install a ubuntu with another operation
system (say "M$ Window$"), you would have to mannually edit the
partition table during the installation process. If you use the
automated "hand-free" installation instead, the installation program
would erase your old partition and all data in it.

I once installed Warty on a PC with a Windows, both systems work fine
afterward. I have a Hoary with a Windows XP on it, both systems work
fine too.

Anyway, backup is always a good idea before any system-wide change.
Wish you can overcome that.


Koala Yeung


2005/5/9, vailima <vailima at icontech.com>:
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> If I may suggest ....
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> BEFORE ... PRIOR TO ... installing UBUNTU onto your main (or only) microcomputer, do yourself a favor and either;
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> (1) Purchase a Card Reader with the appropriate number of Memory Cards as may be needed to store all your valuable data files or
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> (2) purchase a new and large enough hard drive with the associated cables (see eBay) with which you can attach this new hard drive to your present computer,
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> .. then down load and store all files and associated data which are of value to you.
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> I suggest this as "WARTY" UBUNTU will destroy/write over/delete/remove ALL files currently on your hard drive. Unlike Mandrake, "WARTY" UBUNTU will NOT reside with another operating system on the same hard drive.
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> I found this out the hard way ... only I had and have backup files and data stored on other microcomputers which I own.
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