How to Install and Uninstall nwipe Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "nwipe" package

This is a short guide on how to install nwipe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nwipe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nwipe
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 87
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martijn van Brummelen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libncurses5 (>= 6), libparted2 (>= 3.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nwipe/nwipe_0.17-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 30694
MD5sum: fd81a125e5ff66fc5f61699fbb50e0a0
SHA1: 1733bf9feff4e0816644c3eccd6d9aac3ed1dcd3
SHA256: d66d8d614eb61f35b32e31ab963173257c107639b6163591e7b052e12cd911bb
Description-en: Utility to securely erase disks
Nwipe is a command that will securely erase disks using a variety of
recognised methods. It is a fork of the dwipe command used by Darik's Boot and
Nuke (DBAN).
Description-md5: 4c9098ef9191f65068f0701d3db2f71c
Homepage: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu