Can i just install over my old partitions?

[PimpHolic]

I want to reinstall linux (caldera openlinux 3.1 workstation) because something screwed up and i was planning to re-install for practice / knowledge whatever..so i thought might as well now.. so can i just totally install it again over my existing install?
or do i have to format my partitions and install...or can i just delete the partitions for it and make new ones? a fairly simple question - shouldnt be much trouble for all u geniouses :)

[bugfix]

I'd be pretty much certain (95%) that the Caldera setup will give you the oppotunity to use the same partitions and format them as part of the install process. You might like to keep the /home partition if it is seperate because that is where user files are kept, however if you have nothing you want to keep then you can format that too.

[ 06 August 2001: Message edited by: bugfix ]

[PimpHolic]

yea..im pretty sure i can format them there..and nothing i need in /home so i just need a partition for / and one for swap
thxn for the help - off i am to do a new install :) (the thing i love about caldera is i get to play solitare while i wait for it to install :D )

[bdg1983]

Doing the Expert Install will allow you to repartition, maintain the existing partitions, change the mountpoint and format the existing partitions if necessary.