How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the nwipe on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "nwipe" package

This is a short guide on how to install nwipe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall nwipe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: nwipe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.31-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 120
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.31-1_amd64.deb
Size: 47108
MD5sum: c035c0a1692ebdc5535aa0496037ee4f
SHA1: 7912e5a4ab17158226b0e7928d0da697a85fdc4d
SHA256: dbdfcdf4c39d3c6e12c892558a77902d7710299813595ee8e246bfcc03d8b39f
SHA512: 26f77caf6b567f22b2aa49bd3168abe8999bc735be5420bff3f29acdb810a07e94f6f37d5ccf1fab455f78e6cc68158f681a30b94879096c7eeb5df481a0cf31
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Description: Utility to securely erase disks
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c