How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "nwipe" package

This tutorial shows how to install nwipe on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall nwipe on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nwipe
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nwipe package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: nwipe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.26-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libncurses6 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.26-1_amd64.deb
Size: 35636
MD5sum: 725cd3934311a9d490b373b66208b349
SHA1: 1662463e0d134ccf1ea5a50724f816d478c33c8d
SHA256: 657c8c79b0dfa5cc0e3827b3c4792f2fdb3582aa2f0e1d57323e0369b26636f5
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Description: Utility to securely erase disks
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c