How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the nwipe on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "nwipe" package

Please follow the guidance below to install nwipe on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nwipe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nwipe" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall nwipe on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nwipe package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: nwipe
Source: nwipe (0.34-1)
Version: 0.34-1+b1
Installed-Size: 145
Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libncurses6 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Description: Utility to securely erase disks
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility,
security::privacy, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.34-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 59152
MD5sum: 68f3a9b1bdaeb055cb3d47c6c3ebad1e
SHA256: 82c9bd6890b5fa0570c08f0712158d88cda89b55831b2f025b11579576908371