Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale

[Robert Bridge]

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda (or what ever)

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> 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.
>
> - Grant
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