Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Mon Apr 21 01:32:41 CDT 2014
Most Linux distros installers have a facility to add/modify/delete your partitions. Deleting your partitions and creating new ones is the equivalent of formatting. If your installer doesn't, I guess you could always boot a live cd (or usb) with the Gparted livecd/usb ( http://gparted.org/livecd.php ). Would this suit your needs? Otherwise, if you just want to delete all the files, mount your partition and use the "rm" tool to delete all your files on that mount. - Hans On Apr 20, 2014, at 8:02 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: > Well, my attempts to install Linux on my old box royally forked everything > up. What I'd like to do next is low-level format both hard disks and then > start completely over, as if it were a brand new box. Do you know how to do > that? Gone are the days of fdisk, apparently. What can I do instead? > > -- > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com