bcwipe on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "bcwipe" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install bcwipe on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bcwipe on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bcwipe" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone bcwipe's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bcwipe.git 
            
                        
                ~/bcwipe
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bcwipe folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bcwipe
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcwipe package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 525094
Name: bcwipe
PackageBaseID: 15030
PackageBase: bcwipe
Version: 1.9.13-1
Description: Securely erase data from magnetic and solid-state memory
URL: https://www.jetico.com/download
NumVotes: 24
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1201978576
LastModified: 1531102569
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcwipe.tar.gz