Information about the package, wipe, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wipe package is designed for, Secure file erasing tool.
Package Name:
wipe
Summary:
Secure file erasing tool
Description:
Wipe is a little command for securely erasing files from magnetic media.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.21
Release:
4.el6
Size:
45 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+
Control the wipe package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install wipe
This command will install wipe on the server.
yum remove wipe
This command will un-install wipe on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wipe, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove wipe
This command will un-install wipe on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wipe when using the -y flag.
yum update wipe
This command will update wipe to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wipe, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update wipe
This command will update wipe to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wipe when using the -y flag.
yum info wipe
This command will show you core information about the wipe package.
yum deplist wipe
This command will show you the dependencies for wipe. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update wipe
This command will check if there is an update waiting on wipe. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.