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Everyone has given good advice so far. Good work.
The linoleum is probably rolled up the walls, so take a razor and cut about 1" from the wall (on the floor) so that you can get a small 9-14" flat bar underneath the cove against the wall for tearout.
When pulling up the 1/4" underlay, try to get a long, solid steel flat bar (mine is 5' long) and pull the edges up slowly. It is probably stapled a million times, so if you are careful you can pull the staples and underlay at the same time.
Most of the time I will pull out a small 4" circular saw and set the depth at a hair more than 1/4" and cut grids 2-3' grids into the linoleum and underlay. This makes it a lot easier to manage when pulling out piece by piece.
Don't pull the left over staples, just hammer them flush with the subfloor. This will save you hours and your wrists will thank you later.
Like Sho said, make sure the area where the wall has been tore out is flat. Any uneven surface may lead to problems down the line.
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