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| Carlos E. R. to Graham J |
| Re: Advice for newbie |
| 08 Feb 26 21:18:21 |
From: robin_listas@es.invalid On 2026-02-08 11:43, Graham J wrote: > Paul wrote: > > [snip] > >> Erasing the Windows materials, is an excellent suggestion. And I use that >> a percentage of the time, when test installing materials. > > So why does the booted DVD (of the Mint .iso) care about what is on the > HDD? Surely the job of the installer is to initialise the nominated > media ready for the installation? Apologies if this sounds like a > stupid question ... Because if a Linux install disk erases the existing windows (or anything) without asking, insults would ensue. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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