Ok quick question about formating to run linux. I downloaded Slackware linux 8.1 and went to install it. I was told to format and partition and i did so by splitting my 8.12 gb lappy hd into 3 2.72 ...

clean of data and OS. If all you want to do is make it so someone can do a clean install, use fdisk (or cfdisk) to wipe out your partitions. If you want to securely wipe it (remove all your goat pr0n ...