How to Install and Uninstall nwipe.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "nwipe.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install nwipe.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                nwipe.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nwipe.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall nwipe.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nwipe.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : nwipe
Version : 0.35
Release : 2.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 304 k
Source : nwipe-0.35-2.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Securely erase disks using a variety of recognized methods
URL : https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
License : GPL-2.0-only
Description : The nwipe is a command that will securely erase disks using a variety of
: recognized methods. It is a fork of the dwipe command used by Darik's
: Boot and Nuke (dban). Nwipe was created out of need to run the DBAN dwipe
: command outside of DBAN. This allows it to use any host distribution which
: gives better hardware support. It is essentially the same as dwipe, with
: a few changes:
: - pthreads is used instead of fork
: - The parted library is used to detect drives
: - The code is designed to be compiled with gcc
: - Increased number of wipe methods
: - Smartmontools is used to provide USB serial #
: - DmiDecode is used to provide host info to nwipes log