Re: [tlug] eradicate the evil

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Michal Hajek wrote:

> * Jim (jep200404@example.com) [051221 17:01]:
>  
> >    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdawhatever
> > 
> > Poof! That old data is GONE. 
> 
> hmm, some paranoid people believe that this is not enough, though. 

It's not enough for scrubbing secrets, but Windows is not a secret, 
so it's good enough to keep Windows from booting and to allow 
Linux a nice clean installation. 

/dev/u?random is a whole 'nother issue.