This feature is available in GNOME Disks 3.8 which will be in Ubuntu
13.10.
http://iloveubuntu.net/gnome-disks-382-landed-ubuntu-1310-erase-media-
feature
** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged = Fix Released
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** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility
Status: New = Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/841482
Title:
Disk Utility Feature: Securely Wipe
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it
would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers
of the software by following the instructions at
I have found an upstream bug requesting filling up a disk with 0s, which
is similar to the one you have reported. To track it and make comments
visit https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=651760.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #651760
** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility
Status: Unknown = New
** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility
Importance: Unknown = Wishlist
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** Description changed:
Disk utility would be greatly more useful if it had a feature to
securely wipe a disk. This can give options such as a 1-pass zero wipe,
filling up the disk with /dev/random, as well as the algorithms used in
- dban.
+ dban. This is recommended when disposing of,
