How to Install and Uninstall scrub.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: June 21,2024

1. Install "scrub.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install scrub.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                scrub.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "scrub.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall scrub.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scrub.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 8:30:28 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Available Packages
Name : scrub
Version : 2.5.2
Release : 14.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 44 k
Source : scrub-2.5.2-14.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Disk scrubbing program
URL : http://code.google.com/p/diskscrub/
License : GPLv2+
Description : Scrub writes patterns on files or disk devices to make
: retrieving the data more difficult. It operates in one of three
: modes: 1) the special file corresponding to an entire disk is scrubbed
: and all data on it is destroyed; 2) a regular file is scrubbed and
: only the data in the file (and optionally its name in the directory
: entry) is destroyed; or 3) a regular file is created, expanded until
: the file system is full, then scrubbed as in 2).