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removing older versions of debianAs you can tell from the title, I am new to this. Some time ago I purchased a dvd with debian on it. After installing it and seeing that the only thing that I could access right away was the shell I left it alone. I recently purchased the magazine Linux Users and it had a newer version of debian on dvd in it. The download worked great. I can actually get onto the web with this and almost have some hope. Now I would like to find out how to remove the older version of debian and remove the references to it from the startup block. This is a dual + boot. I have been attempting to experiment with several different versions of linux. Now I would like to start to remove those that I will not use and learn about how to effectively use this. thanks, ted Yes I am sure you have this somewhere in all of your files. I am going to attempt to learn how to use them. thanks again.... ted Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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removing older versions of
To remove other installations (assuming even other Debian installs are on different partitions), run 'fdisk' on the appropriate drive and erase partitions. The HDs in a typical computer would be called hda, hdb, hdc, hdd depending on their jumper settings and which cable you plugged them into. For example:
fdisk /dev/hda
will run 'fdisk' on what is usually the boot disc.
You need to be careful about where the first and second stage bootloaders are stored. If the first stage is in the MBR or in the Linux partition that you're going to use then you have no problems. Otherwise you will need to use the install disc as a "rescue" disc to reinstall the bootloader later.
The next issue is - what do you do with all that new space?
Here's where it gets tricky... if you haven't really got anything of value on there at the moment, it's really easiest to just reinstall the lot - if you only have a few valuable items you can back them up on CD first. If you want to use the exact same set of currently installed programs, you can create a list using "dpkg --get-selections > install.list" then copy the file "install.list" to a USB stick or some such device; after doing a "base install" you can use this list to instruct apt-get/dpkg to install all the other software.
If you have a program like "Partition commander" you might try to resize the partition - you will need to use the install CD as a "rescue" disc to fix things after resizing. Otherwise, recovering all the space is tedious and if you're not experienced you have a good chance of screwing up anyway.
removing older versions of
Thanks for the advice.