How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup-nuke-password Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup-nuke-password" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cryptsetup-nuke-password on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cryptsetup-nuke-password
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cryptsetup-nuke-password" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall cryptsetup-nuke-password on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cryptsetup-nuke-password
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup-nuke-password package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: cryptsetup-nuke-password
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: cryptsetup-bin, libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypt1 (>= 1:4.1.0), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Enhances: cryptsetup-initramfs
Filename: pool/universe/c/cryptsetup-nuke-password/cryptsetup-nuke-password_4+nmu1_amd64.deb
Size: 14094
MD5sum: 71f30e9aaa7a003a32ef73ffd95e0f9c
SHA1: 050cf09689c86f9df469e810a872ac4e20ffbdb5
SHA256: 7b5cf3c367cbfb2d74f27b1670095871c572ea9b6e8098aa3d0e5bf0b576bb9c
SHA512: 75ca8a4a55c2d5b5e8b6ad93f8f457c9051067e2529cb37f2d7f714ae28aaf9005c54772a4d5b6ba702a9178fe1978086dd6e72a74d365963a127e969c7fd2c4
Homepage: https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-security-team/cryptsetup-nuke-password
Description: Erase the LUKS keys with a special password on the unlock prompt
Description-md5: a959ec3ab0770fcdd94b9cdcc0791160