If for any reason you want to uninstall Mandriva Linux, you can do so. The process of uninstalling Mandriva Linux is done in two steps:
To do so, reboot your computer with the installation CD or DVD (see Section 18.1, “The Mandriva Linux Installer”).
In the new menu that appears, choose the Restore Windows Boot Loader option, then press Enter to write the MBR with a Windows® one.
These are usually partitions
hosting ext3 file systems and the
Swap
partition. You can also replace them with
a single partition using fdisk.
Run
fdisk /dev/sda (if the hard disk containing
Mandriva Linux is other than the
1st disk, change
/dev/sda
accordingly).
Use the
p
command to display partition information,
and then use the d
command to delete all
unneeded partitions.
If you want
to create a single partition, use the c
command, specify 1
as the partition number,
make it use all of the space available, and when asked for the
partition type, use the L
command to list the
supported partition types and choose the one for the
OS you plan to install later.
Once this is done, just reset or shutdown the machine using the corresponding buttons.