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  1. If Ubuntu supports files from windows, doesn't this defeat the "security" of Ubuntu? Obviously not a technie
  2. How to install and "replace" Windows 7 entirely, and get Microsoft out of my desktop.

Appreciate your help very much.

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Files are just a way to represent data on the computer side, the file system of Windows is supported by Ubuntu and that is obvious, if you can open a jpg photo on windows then you can open it on Ubuntu.

But, if you mean that a virus on Windows does it effect the system on Ubuntu, and the answer is no because executable files on windows are considered as binary files on Ubuntu, and most of the time they don't have execution privilege for it to run.

You can install Ubuntu and choose the partition of your hard disk where windows lives to remove Windows.

But you can use both Windows/Ubuntu on the same machine until you feel yourself comfortable enough with Ubuntu.

Good luck

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  1. .exe files are built specifically for Windows platforms. They are compiled using Windows libraries and executed natively only in Windows. Same applies to viruses since they are compiled specifically for Windows. Hence, Ubuntu, due to its completely different set of libraries and structure, is shielded from threats arising from .exe files.
  2. Get Microsoft out
    • If you want to preserve your files, install Ubuntu on a separate partition (format it as EXT4) and you can easily use Ubuntu without harming any of your existing personal files on Windows.
    • If you want to wipe all Windows files as well as personal data, just format the whole partition to EXT4 and install Ubuntu over it
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