How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "nwipe" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install nwipe on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall nwipe on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: nwipe
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.34-1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 132
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.34-1_amd64.deb
Size: 51574
MD5sum: 4ccd04d685b6f794103037d066d332b2
SHA1: 43573460caa61314487e44abcd14f580a0fa78b7
SHA256: 17099955df74d5093605f511dd6b0830f3e138e5b37eeb620036e2b4307c07cf
SHA512: 1508160fe4bfba19a95e6b43df6e59721964d4c54399f28008016a568f71294cb7d54cd0ca59cb458f3b523c0112c2a3978898b8fbec2d50bde021956191e724
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Description: Utility to securely erase disks
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c