>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote:

> >
> >Why do you think you need to blank the partition before installing
> >lenny? There *are* reasons to do that, but they have nothing to do with
> >the installation of a new OS.
>

Just a habit I've acquired over the years - I like to have the hdd blanked
with zeros to ensure there are no ghost/residual files left on any of the
sectors before installing anything.

Mark

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