How to Install and Uninstall wipe Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "wipe" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install wipe on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                wipe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wipe" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall wipe on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                wipe
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wipe package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package wipe:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : wipe
Version : 2.3.1-19.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 70.8 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : wipe-2.3.1-19.1.src
Upstream URL : http://wipe.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Secure Erasure of Data
Description :
Wipe is a tool that attempts to effectively degauses the surface of
a hard disk, making it virtually impossible to retrieve the data
that was stored on it. This tool is designed to make sure secure
data that is erased from a hard drive is unrecoverable.