On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:49:07 -0800, Grant wrote:

> I'm about to sell my old laptop and I'd like to wipe out the data and
> install any flavor of Linux via USB (the CD drive doesn't work any
> more).  I've got a bootable USB key that will get me into Gentoo.  How
> would you take it from there?  I'm looking for something quick and
> easy.  My data isn't too sensitive, but I'd like to do some type of
> wiping so it isn't all just sitting there with a deleted flag or
> however that works.

Darik's Boot and Nuke (http://www.dban.org) will wipe it, Ubuntu can be
installed quickly from a USB stick.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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