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what do you think about laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled?? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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that's one of the reasons i think Lenovo has won the laptop war, they include all operating systems and make it very easy to install any on your device, i love Ubuntu a lot, and chromeOS too

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is DBAN still the go to for a clean wipe?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't the installation of the new OS do the wiping? I was wondering because I never did it differently.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I haven't a clue, I just never chanced it. When I'd sell a PC I'd always DBAN it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It all depends on how sure you want to be that whatever was there previously is unrecoverable.

DBAN is up to DOD standards if I remember correctly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty sure it's still a functional option at least... Seems to remember it still being there on the last Hiren's boot I used.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I’ve never used it, but it seems to have good recommendations. Honestly, I just rip out the HDD/SSD before letting the machine out of my sight. That’s the only method I really trust.

For wiping before a Linux install, I usually use gparted or the installer’s tool.