What version of Ubuntu are you using? In my case, I'm using Jaunty Jackalope and I throw the following:
c3...@sonya:~$ sudo aptitude install wipe Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho Creando árbol de dependencias Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho Leyendo la información de estado extendido Inicializando el estado de los paquetes... Hecho Se instalarán los siguiente paquetes NUEVOS: wipe 0 paquetes actualizados, 1 nuevos instalados, 0 para eliminar y 3 sin actualizar. Necesito descargar 43,8kB de ficheros. Después de desempaquetar se usarán 139kB. Escribiendo información de estado extendido... Hecho Des:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe wipe 0.21-6 [43,8kB] Descargados 43,8kB en 3s (14,5kB/s). Seleccionando el paquete wipe previamente no seleccionado. (Leyendo la base de datos ... 266850 ficheros y directorios instalados actualmente.) Desempaquetando wipe (de .../archives/wipe_0.21-6_i386.deb) ... Procesando disparadores para man-db ... Configurando wipe (0.21-6) ... Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho Creando árbol de dependencias Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho Leyendo la información de estado extendido Inicializando el estado de los paquetes... Hecho Escribiendo información de estado extendido... Hecho c3...@sonya:~$ wipe -h Usage: wipe [options] files... Options: -a Abort on error -b <buffer-size-lg2> Set the size of the individual i/o buffers by specifying its logarithm in base 2. Up to 30 of these buffers might be allocated -c Do a chmod() on write-protected files -D Dereference symlinks (conflicts with -r) -e Use exact file size: do not round up file size to wipe possible junk remaining on the last block -f Force, i.e. don't ask for confirmation -F Do not attempt to wipe filenames -h Display this help -i Informative (verbose) mode -k Keep files, i.e. do not remove() them after overwriting -l <length> Set wipe length to <length> bytes, where <length> is an integer followed by K (Kilo:1024), M (Mega:K^2) or G (Giga:K^3) -M (l|r) Set PRNG algorithm for filling blocks (and ordering passes) l Use libc's random() library call a Use arcfour encryption algorithm -o <offset> Set wipe offset to <offset>, where <offset> has the same format as <length> -P <passes> Set number of passes for filename wiping. Default is 1. -Q <number> set number of passes for quick wipe -q Quick wipe, less secure, 4 random passes by default -r Recurse into directories -- symlinks will not be followed -R Set random device (or random seed command with -S c) -S (r|c|p) Random seed method r Read from random device (strong) c Read from output of random seed command p Use pid(), clock() etc. (weakest) -s Silent mode -- suppresses all output -T <tries> Set maximum number of tries for free filename search; default is 10 -v Show version information -Z Do not attempt to wipe file size c3...@sonya:~$ wipe -v This is wipe version 0.21. Author: Berke Durak. Author's e-mail address: echo berke1ouvaton2org|tr 12 @. Web site: http://abaababa.ouvaton.org/wipe/ Release date: 2006-09-20 Compiled: Nov 7 2008 CVS stuff: $Id: wipe.c,v 1.2 2004/06/12 17:49:47 berke Exp $ Based on data from "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" by Peter Gutmann <[email protected]>. As you can see in my case is not presented any problems, you need a little more specific so you can help. -- Don't display "bash: command: command not found" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
