Frequent Question: How Do I Remove Windows 7 and Install Linux?

How do I uninstall Windows 7 and install Linux?

If you want to replace Windows 7 with Ubuntu, you will need to:

1. Format your C: drive (with the Linux Ext4 filesystem) as part of the Ubuntu setup. This will delete all your data on that particular hard disk or partition, so you must have a data backup in place first.
2. Install Ubuntu on the newly formatted partition.

How do I completely remove Windows and install Linux?

To remove Linux from your computer and install Windows:

1. Remove native, swap, and boot partitions used by Linux: Start your computer with the Linux setup floppy disk, type fdisk at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. …
2. Install Windows.