How to Install and Uninstall secure-delete Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "secure-delete" package

Please follow the guidance below to install secure-delete on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                secure-delete
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "secure-delete" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall secure-delete on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                secure-delete
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the secure-delete package on Kali Linux

Package: secure-delete
Version: 3.1-8
Installed-Size: 188
Maintainer: georges Khaznadar
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33)
Size: 75796
SHA256: 0d232d5628c00c499a4f8f3c379d937ddbffde5a9cabfa6833c1e66595ffc10c
SHA1: bb4b8cd9771159bb7515b51a454ba91143f675b8
MD5sum: f4e9905679a7c7b23ffbb2f4fadb84d8
Description: tools to wipe files, free disk space, swap and memory
Gutmann method based tools for securely wiping data from files, free disk
space, swap and memory. This is a set of tools useful for security and
anti-forensics actions.
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This package provides srm, sfill, sswap and sdmem commands.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.thc.org
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::privacy, works-with::file
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/secure-delete/secure-delete_3.1-8_amd64.deb