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Get the version of Ubuntu medium you want to install on to a usb drive. you can use dd (not for the novice), use startup disk creator in ubuntu, or get pendriv
by iamNumber4 9y ago
Get the version of Ubuntu medium you want to install on to a usb drive. you can use dd (not for the novice), use startup disk creator in ubuntu, or get pendrive linux (www.pendrivelinux.com) in windows to create the bootable usb.
Then boot your machine from the usb drive. go through the install process, it will ask you how you want to partition your machine. there is an option for erase everything.
Hope this helps!
- introwit 9y agoWill that option remove the 2 current empty drives too? I want to get rid of everything.
- sigjuice 9y agoHow many drives do you have in your machine? It isn't clear what you mean by "remove the 2 current empty drives".
- iamNumber4 9y agoMy thoughts as well, if they are empty they are empty. I don't think this is their machine that they put together, and it's new to them, and he just wants a fresh start. and does not know where to begin. they also haven't taken the time to read up on installing, and looking at the official documentation. They just want the answers handed to them, instead of learning to be self-sufficient.
- iamNumber4 9y agoIf you are looking to nuke everything, you can do it from the partition screens during the install. I'm assuming that you have not had too much experience with installing operating systems. Since you don't care about the data on the machine and want to nuke everything. This is a learning opportunity to try all the settings and see what they do. As that if you mess up and it's not what you want you can start over without fear. Also if you just want to nuke everything there is dban (https://dban.org/ https://dban.org/) where you can just wipe everything.