How to Install and Uninstall wipe Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "wipe" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install wipe on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall wipe on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: wipe
Version: 0.24-7
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
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_0.24-7_amd64.deb
Size: 43716
MD5sum: f653ffaa717057f67c2f611e38aa0c1e
SHA256: a524acf3f90c67ec7f6fc411a2f632a3a455ba66522922c9f74d39dfc4ebd4ee