Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Jochen Schulz <ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Why do you think you need to blank the partition before installing
lenny? There *are* reasons to do that, but they have nothing to do with
the installation of a new OS.


Just a habit I've acquired over the years - I like to have the hdd blanked
with zeros to ensure there are no ghost/residual files left on any of the
sectors before installing anything.

Mark

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