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data-destruction

How do I recursively shred an entire directory tree?

August 11, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a directory tree that I would like to shred with the Linux ‘shred’ utility. Unfortunately, shred has no -R option for recursive shredding.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags data-destruction, rm, security Leave a comment

Erasing a Linux laptop

August 10, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a laptop with Debian on it, and I am going to sell this laptop.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags data-destruction, linux, security Leave a comment

How can I securely delete the contents of a thumb drive so data can’t be recovered.

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

I would like to know how to delete a USB flash drive via the terminal if possible so data can’t be recovered.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags data-destruction, flash-memory Leave a comment
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  2. anonymous on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianJune 27, 2022

    saved my day!! Thanks for the help…

  3. sreedhar on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianMay 10, 2022

    Thanks its working

  4. saintnick on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianMay 10, 2022

    remove libwacom2 worked for me as well

  5. ranafoul on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianApril 22, 2022

    apt remove libwacom2 helped on kali 2022.01. gr8

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