wipefreespace on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "wipefreespace" 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 wipefreespace on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                wipefreespace
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall wipefreespace on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                wipefreespace
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "wipefreespace" 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 wipefreespace's git locally


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


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

ID: 1322173
Name: wipefreespace
PackageBaseID: 99254
PackageBase: wipefreespace
Version: 2.6-1
Description: Securely wipe the free space on an ext2/3/4,NTFS, XFS, ReiserFSv3, ReiserFSv4, FAT12/16/32, Minix, JFS and HFS+ partition or drive
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wipefreespace
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.018537
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: severach
FirstSubmitted: 1441265578
LastModified: 1695258203
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wipefreespace.tar.gz