How To Install nautilus-wipe on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-wipe on Kali Linux. nautilus-wipe is Secure deletion extension for Nautilus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-wipe on Kali Linux.

What is nautilus-wipe

nautilus-wipe is:

Nautilus Wipe is a Nautilus extension that adds “Securely erase” and “Securely fill empty space” items to the right-click menu.

The progress and results of the operations are shown in a progress dialog.

There are three methods to install nautilus-wipe on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nautilus-wipe Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-wipe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nautilus-wipe

Install nautilus-wipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-wipe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nautilus-wipe

Install nautilus-wipe Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-wipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nautilus-wipe

How To Uninstall nautilus-wipe on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nautilus-wipe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nautilus-wipe

Uninstall nautilus-wipe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nautilus-wipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus-wipe

Remove nautilus-wipe Configurations and Data

To remove nautilus-wipe configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus-wipe

Remove nautilus-wipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nautilus-wipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus-wipe

Dependencies

nautilus-wipe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-wipe package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.