On Monday 18 June 2012 13:29:20 Richard Owlett wrote: > What I do not see is a method to force a 'new' install of > Debian to take over a specific existing partition. I always use the Debian installer to delete the partition(s) with the unwanted OS on it/them. Then recreate the partition(s) and use it/them to install the Debian or whatever. Not all OS installers can do this tidily. Lisi