Can't install Leopard After installing Linux

I installed Debian on my power book G4 for a work project knowing I was going to buy Leopard and install that any way. Having finished with Linux I purchased Leopard but I can't get any further than "You nee to turn of your computer" screen that comes up after a few seconds of reading the ROM. I have tried trashing the Linux build with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=4k count =100 which trashes the Linux image but does not help me install. Can anyone suggest anything as I want my apple back

Have you tried forcing the notebook to boot from the optical drive by holding the 'C' key immediately after starting the computer? (Obviously you must put the disc in too.) Hold the 'C' key down until the grey Apple appears, then you can release it. Getting the computer started, holding the 'C' key and popping the disc into the computer all at once can be a handful so sometimes you have to power down the computer and start it a second time.

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