Uninstalling Ubuntu

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 07:37 -0700, Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Karl Larsen
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:03 AM
> To: Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions
> Subject: Re: Uninstalling Ubuntu
> 
> Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> > [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Keith Clark
> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:43 PM
> > To: Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions
> > Subject: Re: Uninstalling Ubuntu
> >
> >   
> >>> I am trying to uninstall Ubuntu from my computer.  Ubuntu is loaded on a
> >>> seperate disk, not in a partition.  I have tried using the Ubuntu
> >>> installation disk to load the new Ubuntu over the old.  My Dell (PIII)
>                 Snip
> > To all:
> >
> > I got 7.10 loaded from disk. Mine worked the one from the book would not
> > boot up.  Got into the Bios.  The boot instructions on the disk and
> another
> > set of instructions I found online did not work for getting into Bios on
> my
> > Dell.  The key for Dell seems to be F2.  Also one needs to hold F2 down
> from
> > the time the machine is powered up.  The machine then goes into Bios
> before
> > the the indications that are supposed to show up, (they never do).  I
> messed
> > up the install by impatience and had to restart a couple of times. 10.7
> > seems to work pretty well now.  I will keep at it.  Thanks to all for your
> > help and patience.
> >
> > Jeffrey Tooker 
> > Paynes Creek Ca.
> >
> > 	Glad you figured out your BIOS. They can be real tricky some times
> and I have not had a Dell. So then the LiveCD worked and you have Ubuntu
> installed on the second hard drive and it works. 
> >   
> 
>     Now you can relax because after a bunch of updates you will be up to 
> date and using Linux.
> 
> Karl>>>
> 
> Karl:
> 
> I downloaded them last night.  There were 209 updates.  It took a while.
> While downloading I came to the understanding that the CD was the basic load
> to get the system going, then the updates brought the system up to speed.  I
> am begining to understand the way in which Ubuntu is set up.  It will take a
> while.


Hi Jeffrey
I believe your assumption seems wrong:

With the Ubuntu Desktop CD one can play without touching the own
existing installations, i.e. the original installation of whatever ...
... or install it from that CD !

Just read the menu selection at its boot !!

If one installs, it's setup fully !!!

Why updates ???

It has nothing to do with bringing "the system up to speed" !!

Updates are bugfixes or updates: 
Since the CD has been produced time has passed and some bugs got fixed
and the bugfixes go for updates. Some further development end in a new
version and its version #, so again update from version i.e. Firefox
2.0.0.13 to 2.0.0.14 or even 3.0 !!!

Every OS and SW do have these service of updates if provided from its
developpers. ;-D

Good luck and cheers, svobi