How Do You Wipe a Linux Machine?

Most variants of Linux come with two tools for securely wiping a drive: the dd command and the shred tool. You could use dd or shred to wipe the drive, then create partitions and format it with a disk utility. To wipe a drive using the dd command, it’s important to know the drive letter and partition number.

How do I completely wipe Linux?

To install wipe on Debian/Ubuntu type:

1. apt install wipe -y. The wipe command is useful to remove files, directories partitions or disk. …
2. wipe filename. To report on progress type:
3. wipe -i filename. To wipe a directory type:
4. wipe -r directoryname. …
5. wipe -q /dev/sdx. …
6. apt install secure-delete. …
7. srm filename. …
8. srm -r directory.

How do I completely wipe Ubuntu?

Deleting Ubuntu Partitions

1. Go to Start, right click Computer, then select Manage. Then select Disk Management from the sidebar.
2. Right-click your Ubuntu partitions and select “Delete”. Check before you delete!
3. Then, right-click the partition that is on the Left of the free space. Select “Extend Volume”. …
4. Done!