Diagnosing and Erasing Hard Drives
Tools
These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.
Background and Identification
Disclaimer
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While general purpose content is located here, distro specific content is held in it's corresponding Wiki.
Wiki list
Ubuntu
Ubuntu (Only ideal for systems made within the past 5 years at that point in time.)
Lubuntu (Good for older systems with limited resources.)
Xubuntu (PAE required. However, a workaround exists.)
Kubuntu (PAE required. However a workaround exists.)
Ubuntu MATE (Based on GNOME 2 instead of GNOME 3.)
Non-Ubuntu distros
Linux Mint (Ubuntu derivative)
Linux Mint Debian (Debian derivative)