new guy checking in

[Jim Rosser]

I don't know the specifics because im at work and using windows but i
believe you can use gparted which you should be able to find in
Administration i think.  That should help you reformat your other drives.

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Jimmy Montague <
rhetoric102 at iowatelecom.net> wrote:

> Hi all. I'm new here. I'm new to Ubuntu and almost new to Linux. I've
> had dual-boot systems up and running several times in the past. I'm back
> again only because I've discovered that OO will import my WordPerfect
> files, and WordPerfect was the one thing that kept me glued to Mr. Bill.
> Now I can bring my past life with me, I've decided to go with Linux
> exclusively and wean myself from Mr. Bill in the process.
>
> I was a DOS user in the days when DOS was all there was. I used MS-DOS
> 3.1, 4.5 and 5. Then I changed to DR-DOS 6 but shortly thereafter saw
> I'd have to give it up. I installed Windows 3.1 in 1994 and have used
> every version since -- until Vista. I never installed Vista and I never
> will and I'll never pay $500 for an OS if I live to be 110 -- and I
> won't. If it hadn't been for my WordPerfect habit I would have switched
> long ago. I kept waiting, hoping Corel would see the light and give me a
> real Linux version of WP, but they never did and they never will. Now OO
> will do the chores, I'll go with OO.
>
> Right now I need some help with hdd administration. My system has 3
> hdds: I have two 80-gig ide Western Digitals. One is Master on the
> primary strap; the other is Master on the secondary strap. The third
> drive is an 80-gig Maxtor mounted externally via USB.
>
> Ubuntu formatted the WD on the primary strap. It is hda. Ubuntu did NOT
> format either of the other two drives. The master on the secondary strap
> is still formatted NTFS. So is the Maxtor. I want EVERYTHING formatted
> Linux, in whatever fashion you guys think is best.
>
> How can I do that?
>
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Jim Rosser
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