How To Install nwipe on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nwipe on Kali Linux.

What is nwipe

nwipe is:

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).

There are three methods to install nwipe 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 nwipe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nwipe

Install nwipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nwipe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nwipe

Install nwipe 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 nwipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nwipe

How To Uninstall nwipe on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nwipe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nwipe

Uninstall nwipe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nwipe

Remove nwipe Configurations and Data

To remove nwipe configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nwipe

Remove nwipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nwipe

Dependencies

nwipe have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libparted2
• libtinfo6

References

• nwipe website

Summary

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