Uninstall Linux Mint without deleting partition?
I've got a dual-boot system using Windows 7 and Linux Mint 13.
When I first installed Mint using the regular Mint installer, the installer did not give me the option of partitioning my drive, presumably because my computer already had 4 partitions.
I decided that I wanted to uninstall Mint and opt for Ubuntu instead, but I have no idea how to remove Mint! Every guide I look at tells me to just delete/reformat the Linux partition... But in my case, no separate partition exists.
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I've got a dual-boot system using Windows 7 and Linux Mint 13.
When I first installed Mint using the regular Mint installer, the installer did not give me the option of partitioning my drive, presumably because my computer already had 4 partitions.
I decided that I wanted to uninstall Mint and opt for Ubuntu instead, but I have no idea how to remove Mint! Every guide I look at tells me to just delete/reformat the Linux partition... But in my case, no separate partition exists.
linux partitioning linux-mint uninstall
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
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asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
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I've got a dual-boot system using Windows 7 and Linux Mint 13.
When I first installed Mint using the regular Mint installer, the installer did not give me the option of partitioning my drive, presumably because my computer already had 4 partitions.
I decided that I wanted to uninstall Mint and opt for Ubuntu instead, but I have no idea how to remove Mint! Every guide I look at tells me to just delete/reformat the Linux partition... But in my case, no separate partition exists.
linux partitioning linux-mint uninstall
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
111
I've got a dual-boot system using Windows 7 and Linux Mint 13.
When I first installed Mint using the regular Mint installer, the installer did not give me the option of partitioning my drive, presumably because my computer already had 4 partitions.
I decided that I wanted to uninstall Mint and opt for Ubuntu instead, but I have no idea how to remove Mint! Every guide I look at tells me to just delete/reformat the Linux partition... But in my case, no separate partition exists.
linux partitioning linux-mint uninstall
linux partitioning linux-mint uninstall
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
111
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
111
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
edited Jun 1 '14 at 3:25
Cristian Ciupitu
4,1392540
4,1392540
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
111
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
111
asked Jun 1 '14 at 0:26
user3525308user3525308
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111
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Linux Mint must have installed in one of your partitions separately from windows. Start Linux Mint and on the terminal run this command: sudo blkid
You will need to enter the password. This will show all partitions and their types and labels.
To uninstall Linux mint you will need to boot the computer with a linux liveCD and format the partition with command or some utility like gparted. Alternatively, you may just delete all files from the command line after booting with linux liveCD.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you may just start Ubuntu install CD, choose the partition and select format partition choice. The installer will format it for you!
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
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I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
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A option would be to
- Identify the partition where Linux Mint is installed, usually using something like
sudo fdisk -l. Now, let's suppose you analyzed the output from the previous command and identified the partition as/dev/sdu1. - Recreate the filesystem of the partition:
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdu1.
This way you'll wipe Linux Mint from the partition without deleting it.
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
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It turns out that Linux Mint had somehow automatically installed using Wubi, and so I did an easy uninstall using that.
Mint was located in C:linuxmint.
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
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Linux Mint must have installed in one of your partitions separately from windows. Start Linux Mint and on the terminal run this command: sudo blkid
You will need to enter the password. This will show all partitions and their types and labels.
To uninstall Linux mint you will need to boot the computer with a linux liveCD and format the partition with command or some utility like gparted. Alternatively, you may just delete all files from the command line after booting with linux liveCD.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you may just start Ubuntu install CD, choose the partition and select format partition choice. The installer will format it for you!
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
add a comment |
Linux Mint must have installed in one of your partitions separately from windows. Start Linux Mint and on the terminal run this command: sudo blkid
You will need to enter the password. This will show all partitions and their types and labels.
To uninstall Linux mint you will need to boot the computer with a linux liveCD and format the partition with command or some utility like gparted. Alternatively, you may just delete all files from the command line after booting with linux liveCD.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you may just start Ubuntu install CD, choose the partition and select format partition choice. The installer will format it for you!
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
add a comment |
Linux Mint must have installed in one of your partitions separately from windows. Start Linux Mint and on the terminal run this command: sudo blkid
You will need to enter the password. This will show all partitions and their types and labels.
To uninstall Linux mint you will need to boot the computer with a linux liveCD and format the partition with command or some utility like gparted. Alternatively, you may just delete all files from the command line after booting with linux liveCD.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you may just start Ubuntu install CD, choose the partition and select format partition choice. The installer will format it for you!
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
Linux Mint must have installed in one of your partitions separately from windows. Start Linux Mint and on the terminal run this command: sudo blkid
You will need to enter the password. This will show all partitions and their types and labels.
To uninstall Linux mint you will need to boot the computer with a linux liveCD and format the partition with command or some utility like gparted. Alternatively, you may just delete all files from the command line after booting with linux liveCD.
If you want to install Ubuntu, you may just start Ubuntu install CD, choose the partition and select format partition choice. The installer will format it for you!
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
edited Jun 1 '14 at 2:01
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
answered Jun 1 '14 at 1:47
rnsornso
124115
124115
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
add a comment |
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
I don't think sudo is needed. Also lsblk might be a nicer option than blkid in this case.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 2:26
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
blkid gives partition types and labels also. lsblk gives sizes also but not labels. The OP can use both commands to see detailed information.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 3:34
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
There's also findmnt.
– Cristian Ciupitu
Jun 1 '14 at 4:41
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
Knowing what finally happened will be useful for everybody.
– rnso
Jun 1 '14 at 16:26
add a comment |
A option would be to
- Identify the partition where Linux Mint is installed, usually using something like
sudo fdisk -l. Now, let's suppose you analyzed the output from the previous command and identified the partition as/dev/sdu1. - Recreate the filesystem of the partition:
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdu1.
This way you'll wipe Linux Mint from the partition without deleting it.
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
add a comment |
A option would be to
- Identify the partition where Linux Mint is installed, usually using something like
sudo fdisk -l. Now, let's suppose you analyzed the output from the previous command and identified the partition as/dev/sdu1. - Recreate the filesystem of the partition:
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdu1.
This way you'll wipe Linux Mint from the partition without deleting it.
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
add a comment |
A option would be to
- Identify the partition where Linux Mint is installed, usually using something like
sudo fdisk -l. Now, let's suppose you analyzed the output from the previous command and identified the partition as/dev/sdu1. - Recreate the filesystem of the partition:
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdu1.
This way you'll wipe Linux Mint from the partition without deleting it.
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
A option would be to
- Identify the partition where Linux Mint is installed, usually using something like
sudo fdisk -l. Now, let's suppose you analyzed the output from the previous command and identified the partition as/dev/sdu1. - Recreate the filesystem of the partition:
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdu1.
This way you'll wipe Linux Mint from the partition without deleting it.
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:55
thiagowfxthiagowfx
1,11911215
1,11911215
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add a comment |
It turns out that Linux Mint had somehow automatically installed using Wubi, and so I did an easy uninstall using that.
Mint was located in C:linuxmint.
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
111
add a comment |
It turns out that Linux Mint had somehow automatically installed using Wubi, and so I did an easy uninstall using that.
Mint was located in C:linuxmint.
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
111
add a comment |
It turns out that Linux Mint had somehow automatically installed using Wubi, and so I did an easy uninstall using that.
Mint was located in C:linuxmint.
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
111
It turns out that Linux Mint had somehow automatically installed using Wubi, and so I did an easy uninstall using that.
Mint was located in C:linuxmint.
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
111
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
111
answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
user3525308user3525308
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answered Jun 3 '14 at 0:20
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