How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "nwipe" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install nwipe on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nwipe on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: nwipe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.24-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 91
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libncurses5 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.24-1_amd64.deb
Size: 32768
MD5sum: 78e8196fc1bb2e2a8223d8b75ec3d2d1
SHA1: f4f7f078e43a8f540958431c4460a1173e499822
SHA256: 96b9775d4de9ffc21940f0a53dbdd277c34096fc9cf496be5e3937722ddfc49a
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Description: Utility to securely erase disks
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c