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[[!meta title="Uninstalling Tails using Linux"]]
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[[!inline pages="doc/first_steps/uninstall.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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Start on Linux or Tails.
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<div class="tip">
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<p>To uninstall a Tails USB stick while running Tails from that same USB
stick, add the <code>toram</code> boot option in the <i>Boot Loader</i>. See
[[uninstalling Tails using Tails itself|tails]].</p>
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</div>
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Install *GNOME Disks*.
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If you are using the GNOME desktop environment, *GNOME Disks* should be installed by default.
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Otherwise, install the `gnome-disk-utility` package using the usual installation method for your distribution.
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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to uninstall is unplugged.
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Open *GNOME Disks* (also called *Disks*).
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<div>
For example, you can press the <b>Super</b> ([[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt=""]]) key,
then enter <code>disks</code> and select <b>Disks</b>.
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The storage devices in the computer are listed in the left pane.
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[[!img install/inc/icons/gnome-disks.png link="no" alt=""]]
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Plug in the USB stick that you want to uninstall.
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A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Select it.
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In the right pane of the window, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to uninstall, its brand, its size, etc.
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<div class="caution">
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<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>
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<p>If you are not sure about the device, stop proceeding.</p>
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