How To Install nwipe on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nwipe on Ubuntu.
What is nwipe
nwipe is:
Nwipe is a command that will securely erase disks using a variety of recognised methods. It is a fork of the dwipe command used by Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN).
There are three methods to install nwipe on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nwipe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nwipe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nwipe
Install nwipe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nwipe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nwipe
Install nwipe Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nwipe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nwipe
How To Uninstall nwipe on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the nwipe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nwipe
Uninstall nwipe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nwipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nwipe
Remove nwipe Configurations and Data
To remove nwipe configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nwipe
Remove nwipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nwipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nwipe
Dependencies
nwipe have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nwipe package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.