Hi, --- On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Ajeesh Kannan <ajeeshbkan...@gmail.com> wrote: | some of them are using cracked ms office/ other license softwares on this | machine. | | Before installing Ubuntu I would like to remove all old windows files from | their HDD , to avoid future Microsoft checking. | | I prefer "shred" command . Can you please confirm this will do the needful | to my requirement. | | shred -n 100 -vz /dev/<windows-partition> \--
How do you expect a *nix command to know and clean all Windows proprietary software files? Only the software that got installed will know what and where it installed the files. Seriously, please format and remove the Windows partition(s). SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
