Can I Uninstall Ubuntu but Keep "Grub"

[Wejdan]

Hi,

Can I uninstall Ubuntu but keep grub??

the reason is that I have Ubuntu, Ubuntu Studio & Windows Vista .. so I want to keep vista, ubuntu studio and add the partition volume that currently has Ubuntu to Ubuntu Studio Partition but I'm concerned about "Grub"


thank you

[mikewhatever]

Yes, as long as you have a Linux partition, in fact, a /boot partition, grub can be used. You'll probably need to reinstall grub after removing the Ubuntu partition, which is fairly easy, just make sure you have a live cd/usb ready.

[Wejdan]

well, how do I unistall it?
is deleting the partition enough?
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about the live CD/USB, ... I've googled that, didn't find a CD for Grub, would you plz explain a bit more...

p.s. im so worried cuz I removed linux partition before and got Grub removed too, I couldn;t fixed by any means, an so I had to reinstall ubuntu, then reinstall vista to have my notebook work as it used to

[mikewhatever]

Yep, deleting the partition is as far as it gets, as for the live cd, I meant the one with *buntu, presumably of the same version you want to keep. Reinstalling Grub is easy (see how), and if you ever face the situation of reinstalling everything just because of the bootloader, post here, using the live cd.

[Wejdan]

here is the issue

Open a terminal by selecting Applications, Accessories, Terminal from the menu bar

how would I do that if i cant log into the system?
unless i should've done that before shutting down?

[mikewhatever]

Reinstalling grub is done from the live cd.