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

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "scrub" package

Please follow the steps below to install scrub on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall scrub on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                scrub
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scrub package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: scrub
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.1-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Chris Taylor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 106
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/s/scrub/scrub_2.6.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 30664
MD5sum: 95faf4f6cbe91554159c7c384df04678
SHA1: cd3043e268e649005e6e99ce21e03170713a8ff5
SHA256: 14ba302a707a32f9e4264823f29d8b37bba18e5ebf8f5838da74f26a26e268c2
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/diskscrub/
Description: writes patterns on magnetic media to thwart data recovery
Description-md5: 57144c79cf36f369f1c28f77a63bdc2c