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

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the wipe 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 "wipe" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wipe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall wipe on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wipe package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: wipe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.24-9
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 88
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wipe/wipe_0.24-9_amd64.deb
Size: 39430
MD5sum: 565ebbec6a69e4189fae4fea0aa3939e
SHA1: 9dc980502ba50e2c150593b16abc79e9bbd42b4d
SHA256: 9e19ea9751d88d88f09a598fb6ba8928f22190ca69dab625e2fab9601a37b791
SHA512: d4f522348585a038deb59bf0a71c289ba3386a317a2cfc69001f5ed97302bd6ec6b4af4e1444fca208581c598a75eedb574e959040626a23f96acccc646e7eb4
Homepage: https://github.com/berke/wipe
Description: secure file deletion
Description-md5: 1a506a423a5341cc02f3faef2f77580f