General :: How To Erase Everything And Start Debian Again
Jan 15, 2011I need to restart my harddrive and reinstall debian.
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Debian :: How To Securely Erase HD
Feb 18, 2011I have a Debian Squeeze installed on my old iBook G4 mid 2005. The computer has been giving me hard time and I want to sell it for parts. Before that however I'd like to erase the hard drive securely. Is there a software that this forum recommends for erasing hard drives completely and securely? Is there Linux equivalent for something like DBAN which can be installed on a CD and then boot the computer from it?
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Jul 10, 2010Without being paranoiac, it seems possible to keep the memory content for some minutes after shutdown and dump it accessing directly to the hardware.So how to fill the memory with constant or random pattern before halting? Is there a kernel option that I can give at boot time , or an other tool I can install from Debian/Ubuntu to achieve this ?
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Jan 14, 2010I have recently installed ubuntu on a previously vista operated laptop, now i need to eradicate all of vista i care not for it at all, I've read some of the threads here and saw someone say something about ubuntu overwriting everything on my hard drive including vista, is that dangerous, easy, and the most efficient way of doing this. i also tried removing the partition of vista by following a response to a thread, using gparted but now im stuck and i failed horribly (very limited computer knowledge).
View 11 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Secure Erase Of CF Card Over USB?
Aug 9, 2011I have a CF card I'd like to erase. My CF card reader is connected to my Linux machine via USB. How do I do a secure erase (i.e., the ATA Secure Erase functionality) of the CF card?
I have tried hdparm --security-erase NULL /dev/sdc, but I get an error: ERASE_PREPARE: Invalid exchange. In fact, any hdparm command gives me the same error:
# hdparm -I /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Invalid exchange
I read somewhere that hdparm can't do an ATA Secure Erase of a drive that is connected over USB. Is this true? I tried using sdparm, but sdparm doesn't seem to have the capability to send the ATA Secure Erase command to the CF card. So, what is the proper way to do this?
General :: Erase Operating System
Nov 22, 2010Assume I have a computer on which I want to use ubuntu for a while (single boot). Assume also that in about six months I want to give this computer to Mr. X, but I do not want Mr. X to know that I have been using ubuntu. I don't want to install anything over top of ubuntu, I just want the computer to be completely (or as nearly completely as possible) blank so that Mr. X cannot infer what I've been doing on it. The trick here is that I can't use operating system x_{1} to delete operating system x_{0}. I don't want Mr. X to know anything about which OS I have been using. Mr. X, by the way, is a sophisticated computer user but not particularly interested in tracking me down. Once he sees that the computer is blank Mr. X will just install his own operating system and everybody will be happy.
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Jan 11, 2011can hdparm do secure erase on just a partition or does it have to be the whole drive?
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Sep 1, 2010I am in fc13, have installed a package, realise lately that its not really useful. that package install a lot of package for dependency.How can i erase all the package together that was downloaded and installed together with the target package as dependency via yum? actually i have done it using #yum erase `cat /var/log/yum.log |grep "Aug 31 22" |awk '{print $5}'|`as I know when I have installed them.....but is there ant safer and better way?
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Oct 12, 2010Can anybody explain step by step how to erase windows xp from the computer and how to install Ubuntu?
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Jun 22, 2011After installation, when starting to boot, I have several choices showing:
1)Ubuntu, w/ Linux 2.6.38-8-generic pae
2)Ubuntu, w/ Linux 2.6.38-8-generic pae (Recovery Mode)
3)Memory test (memtest 86+)
4)Memory test (memtest 86+, serial console 115200
5)Windows Server 2003 For Small Business Server (on /dev/sdd1)
I used #1 and I only have a blank screen.
I used #2 and I went into recovery mode, but I keep getting the error message: "No root
file system is defined. Please correct this from the partition.
I just want to erase all of numbers 1 to 5 and start clean. what should I do?
General :: Change/erase Windows Password Using Ubuntu Live?
May 1, 2011How can I change or erase windows XP password from Ubuntu Live (11.04) booted on the PC in question? I reckon it should be possible, at least it is possible to do so to another Ubuntu installation, but I never knew how to do it to XP.
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Mar 3, 2011The XP partition ceased to boot (in fact when it seems to start Windows, it re-boots once and again). I can access the XP partition from Ubuntu 9.10
If I boot with the WXP CD and reinstall it in the original NTFS partition, will it wipe the boot menu out, loosing any chance to boot in Linux?
General :: Start An SSH Server In Debian?
Feb 5, 2011Can anyone tell me how to start an SSH server in Debian?
I believe the process name is sshd?
My box was unplugged and now when I restarted, SSH server is no longer running... I had it up and running before, but I just forgot how to start it
General :: Debian Can't Start The Xwindow?
Aug 31, 2010I am using debian-2.6.30 After i installing "libkrb53" package, it can not start xwindows any more when I　reboot my system. Just can login and works as a DOS system
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Feb 2, 2011How do I format another drive to "accept" Linux and delete/erase Windows?
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Mar 17, 2011In order to try debian 6, I started by using debian 6 live, I burnt the following file ((debian-live-6.0.0-i386-kde-desktop.img ) as iso via cdbernerxp (from windosw xp), I tried to use with my old pc pentium 4, 512 mb ram,120 gb of hard dsk space, but it didn't start, it just stuck at menu (live, failsafe etc...).
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Feb 9, 2010Whenever I start debian it runs fine until it gets to the DHCP part.It completley stops and spends like three minutes with stuff like
Code:
DHCP Request on port 57 interval 4
DHCP Request on port 57 interval 14
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General :: Couldn't Start Mysql Services On Debian Lenny?
Oct 12, 2010i'm new to Debian os and currently want to install php5 apache2 and mysql 5.1. But ive got problem to start the mysql services.The error on command prompt as belows:
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General :: Installs Keep Freezing Before They Start - Debian - Linuxmint - Ubuntu
Apr 15, 2010I have been trying to install linux on my HP pavillion 511w for several days. The first I tried to install was debian, it didn't freeze but it kept saying unable to mount cdrom drive. (This may have been from an incorrect jumper setting that I later changed.) I haven't tried debian since changing the jumper.
I next tried ubuntu 10.04 beta 2, all it did was go to a ubuntu flash screen that never stopped cycling these small round "lights".
I then tried the "stable" ubuntu 9.10. This went to a screen with several options for installing ubuntu, checking the disk etc. No matter what I selected it would just freeze. Since this is my first install I wasn't sure if this was normal or not so I waited several hours and still nothing, after enough time I concluded it must have been frozen. But before I continue wasting time waiting for hours can someone tell me... when installing these linux versions is there a sign that it is loading, booting, or installing the OS? I figure it must have a status bar or something, but want to make sure.
I next tried linux mint 8. It did the same thing, went to a sceen with several options and when I select something it says "loading" at the bottom with a blinking cursor, but of course it never loads anything, just sits there. This one throws me off a bit because it says its loading and the cursor blinks but it just doesn't seem like it is actually doing anything.
I have also downloaded ubuntu 8 which I plan to try next. I've tried changing the boot/install options by pushing F6 or whatever it was.
The computer is an older system that I never use because its so slow running XP. I thought linux would run faster and I could get some use out of it while learning/experimenting with linux. I always have to have projects to keep my mind working, but constantly failing at the starting line is not much fun.
General :: Start KDE From Command Line (Debian Lenny On IMac)?
Jan 22, 2010I have a nearly 10 years old iMac at home and installed Lenny on (somehow, I had to thrash Mac OS 9.2 :-P). Everything was successful until now, but on entering "startkde", the screen fills withkpersonalizer: cannot connect to X serverlines. Upon looking at other threads here I tried mdetect, installing X11... but to no avail
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May 15, 2011i want to remove some of my app such as dragon, juk all of them are installed on my computer at installation of fedora ,now i want to erase them how i can do it?i tempted to remove them by this commands:
yum erase juk
yum remove juk
rpm -e juk
but none of them works and messages cannot find juk or dragon.
Fedora :: Difference Between 'yum Remove' And 'yum Erase'?
Jan 27, 2010ABRT 'sucks' Will my system die if I remove abrt* will this work:
Code:
yum remove abrt*
and what is the difference between 'yum remove' and 'yum erase' ?
Ubuntu :: Erase Profile At Logoff
Aug 3, 2010I work for a public school and we are implementing a number of Ubuntu NBR 9.1 netbooks. I wanted to use Likewise Active Directory for authentication, but have problems with the software so now I'm onto another solution for our problem.
We are going to have one login for all users (Students, is the name). The problem with this is that Website passwords can inadvertantly be stored, potentially compromising users personal data. Additionally, I don't want to have any files left in the Students profile in case people accidentally save personal information in their files.I'm thinking there are potentially two solutions:
1. The Students profile is deleted when the user logs off. This will erase web history and files
2. The Students account is always logged in with a temporary profile (or no profile, if that is possible) that deletes itself at logoff because it is temporary.
I'm having a hard time coming up with search terms for a solution like this, so I thought I would put the question to the experts.
Ubuntu :: How To Erase And Reinstall Grub
Oct 11, 2010Several moths ago I installed Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat alfa3 in a newly created partition while I was using Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. After I installed the 10.10 alfa3, I realized that it also installed its grub. Moreover that grub could not detect the kernel updates of 10.04. Thus, I recovered the grub of 10.04 via live CD. Interestingly after I returned the grub of 10.04 the boot time of 10.04 has considerably increased.
For example, the Ubuntu splash screen appears 20 seconds after selecting Ubuntu in Grub menu. I thought that a fresh installation for 10.10 final release would solve the problem but it seems that I'm still getting the same boot time until the splash screen is the same. It seems that I need a fresh installation of Grub. The methods that are introduced following url are just recovers Grub. I need to erase and reinstall the Grub. [URL]
Ubuntu :: Get Rid Off Some Files That Don't Wanna Erase Themselves?
Jan 27, 2011that's my problem, can't find a way to erase 2 files that apparently don't want to move to the rubish bin. it says: can't move the file to trash, wan't to erase it permanently? I click on erase and the thing still there! could you please get me some commands? and by the way, how do I find how to use the command line so I don't bother you all the time? would it take me a hole engineering carrer or something? any 'document' recommended?
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May 2, 2011job installing windows XP and a partion ubuntu (?) on my desktop compooper. telling him i have no knowledge of ubuntu, he still isntalled it. I am giving this computer to my parents, and want to just put Windows XP on it. here is what a half *** job means, windows XP doesn't have the sound and ethernet driver. he couldn't find them to install them onto the computer...and i keep getting errors all over the place when i try and do things on ubuntu.
I downloaded Windows XP Professional 64bit Corporate yesterday and burned it to a CD. Restarted the computer so it will boot but it just keeps going to the screen asking which system I want to log in to. NOW HERE IS THE KICKER.... when i try to go onto the windows XP side, it is coming up with an error that says I need to activate windows. when i click yes, it says i have already activated. when i click on the user it repeats what i just stated. so now i can't even get into the windows xp side.
Ubuntu :: Can't Erase Synergy.conf
May 8, 2011I'm having a problem trying to uninstall Quicksynergy all the way.first i did sudo apt-get remove synergy then sudo apt-get purge synergy.Checked in synaptic manager and software center that they did not show it. reinstalled synergy through the software center. and it is still showing me the name/ ip of my client.so this tells me it did not uninstall everything. i have searched the file system for synergy.conf with no luck been high and low on the web but no luck.
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Jun 18, 2011I got 8.10 to load and run on my set up, got disc burned ready for fresh install but won't boot from disc? erasing the drive is no issue so no problem there, i at least have a taste for this now and are liking it.is there a way to erase the hard drive, to get the disc to boot so i can install a supported version? i have kubuntu 11.04 ready to go.from playing on this kde version am really impressed and like this.smokes windows all to pieces, though i like my games for window too
View 8 Replies View RelatedHardware :: How To Erase Data Completely On HD
Sep 2, 2010What will be an easy and reliable way to completely erase a hard drive excluding with a hammer.I have several 40G IDE Hard drives, running Linux or Windows, for disposal. A friend of mine needs them. I want completely erase all data before delivering them to him. Googling "How to completely erase a hard drive" brought me many suggestion.
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Feb 5, 2009i am trying to do it with sid but its deleting the line instead of erasing it.
my code is
sed '1d' file > file2