Howdy: I installed Linux Mint on an older laptop about 18 months ago. I installed it in a dual boot mode with the original Win 7 O/S. I've been using the system as a media server. After 18 months, I see no reason to keep the Win 7 partition anymore. I haven't booted up Windows in over a year, and frankly there is nothing I need on the system that I can't do in Linux. Is it possible to remove the dual boot option by deleting the Windows partition, or do I need to reinstall Linux?
I would have simply deleted the windows partition by using GParted and rebuild the GRUB. Don't remove /boot or /boot/efi or /recovery stay clear of these partitions. And always make backups before you do any major changes in the system files.
Rather than trying to delete the partition and, as I usually do, create more work for myself, I decided to take the opportunity to upgrade the old disk drive to an SSD and installed Linux Mint 20. I was on 19.3, but a fresh install of 20 seemed like the way to go. Only thing I didn't realize is that they dropped Chromium. You can still install it, but it is no longer in the Mint supported software. Thanks for the replies.
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