nwipe-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "nwipe-git" 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 nwipe-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nwipe-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "nwipe-git" 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 nwipe-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 316502
Name: nwipe-git
PackageBaseID: 98982
PackageBase: nwipe-git
Version: r24.8a9a718-3
Description: A fork of the dwipe command that will securely erase disks using a variety of recognised methods (from Git)
URL: http://www.andybev.com/index.php/Nwipe
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705502517
Maintainer: sanerb
Submitter: sanerb
FirstSubmitted: 1440878126
LastModified: 1466890065
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nwipe-git.tar.gz