[xubuntu-users] dual boot - how to remove one OS

[Fernando Duo]

Simply you can install boot-repair using "Ubuntu Software Center", wich is
the default sofware manager nowadays. It is friendly and desktop user
orientated.

Regards

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:13 PM, Rog <linux.rog at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On 05/04/2015 01:13 PM, Fernando Duo wrote:
>
>  There is a useful tool call "boot-repair" included in Xubuntu
> distribution. I'v used it to restore boot after installin windows 7. It
> detected both OS and automatically generates the new boot (even wen it is
> runned from a live distribution). It would show you wich OS it detects
> before applying the changes, in the expert mode.
>
>  Anyway you can also do it manually, by editing Grub configuration file.
> Then running Grub.
> If you have the file of the running boot, it should be easy deleting just
> the remaining lines.
>
> BUT, I did not find it installed on Xubuntu 12.04. So, how / where to get
> Boot-Repair?
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
>
> This looks just what I've been looking for. I've lost the ability to
> (dual) boot Win-7 on my desktop PC. I also have a netbook which had Win-7
> on it. I shrunk the partition and copied it to new partitions created on an
> SSD. Replaced the HD with the SSD. Lost the ability to boot Win. Do have
> Xubuntu running from a new partition. SO, I'll try this.
>
> Concern: the extended discussion of creating bootable thumb drives on this
> discussion list. The alternative approaches suggested at the above web site
> might save some pain and suffering with thumb drives that won't boot.
>
> /Roger
>
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