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

Last updated: May 01,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "wipe" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install wipe on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall wipe on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: wipe
Source: wipe (0.24-9)
Version: 0.24-9+b1
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: secure file deletion
Description-md5: 1a506a423a5341cc02f3faef2f77580f
Homepage: https://github.com/berke/wipe
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::privacy, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wipe/wipe_0.24-9+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 44672
MD5sum: 47a39b71da00a3666db02d131795b1dd
SHA256: d95015e481fc56893392faa6c61a2470b0ef6d6485620f512974df4a31234dc5