Ubuntu :: Use DD To Wipe Everything
Jan 2, 2010I'm trying to overwrite everything with plain old zero's so I can literally start from scratch then install Windows Xp Pro.How can I get around this, also I'm using the cd live.
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Ubuntu Security :: Best Way To Wipe SSD ?
Jun 8, 2011I'm selling my Dell Mini 10 that came with Ubuntu on it. I never really used it much, and the only sensitive things on it were some PHP files with MySQL passwords that I can change on the server if need be. I'm not familiar with command line at all, so I'm having trouble figuring out the best way to wipe the SSD. I already reinstalled the OS using the recovery disk from Dell which said it would 'delete' the contents of my hard drive. I'm not sure if the job it did is suitable. What's the best way for me to make sure my data can't be recovered? Is there anything with a GUI I can download to help with this?
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Jun 10, 2010however I've managed to hash up the iPod database using gtkpod, as it seemed to come up with some error, which it quite often seems to do. It all semed normal unitl I ejected the device, as, upon ejection, it appears to not have any tracks or videos on, only games, however I can tell you that all the tracks are still there. The only other issue is my windows box is out of commision, and my laptop doesn't have enough space to hold 80g of music, and need the iPod soon for many presentations, which rules out sending it back to apple.
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Nov 14, 2010I have installed Ubuntu within xp abt 6 months before and till now im running dual boot with grub loader. I guess its Ubuntu became the primary OS but not sure. I need to figure out 2 things.
1) Which one is the primary OS. Since the grub loader is showing first, is it ubuntu? or since I have installed ubuntu alongside xp, is it XP? which one gets affected if i format/remove c: drive.
2) And second I would like to format xp and install windows 7 without losing my data, hard drives etc.
Is it possible? I want to just format my windows xp installed c: and want my ubuntu remain untouched, coz I have made many manual configurations and installed many softwares and made my ubuntu more stable than windows, so that i will continue to use ubuntu grub loader henceforth for ubuntu and windows 7.
Ubuntu :: How To Format / Wipe Re-writable CD For Further Use
Jan 27, 2011"How can I format/wipe a rewritable cd for further use in ubuntu 8.04"?
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Apr 16, 2011how do i wipe the system runing ubuntu 10.04? can i use sudo fdisk tryed many times but cant find the right command .
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Jun 12, 2011I accidentally made a mistake of deleting the data I was suppose to shred. I cut and pasted sensitive documents from my external hard drive into my laptop. I want to shred those documents from my external hard drive but since I already did a cut/paste command those files are no longer accessible from my external hard drive. Is there a way I can fix this?
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Jul 24, 2010I recently used a flash drive to try MeeGo on my netbook. Unfortunately, the application I used to write MeeGo to the flash drive created a new partition in a rather unusual format. The Ubuntu disk utility can't delete the partition, and GParted can't even see it. How can I completely wipe the flash drive from Ubuntu? I'd prefer not to install any additional software.
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Jun 1, 2010I want to wipe the drive to the bios before shipment back to factory. I tried Daricks nuke but it wouldnt burn to usb with the usual programs. What program will TOTALLY nuke my hard drive and work with netbootin or other UBU program..?
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Feb 16, 2011I have ubuntu 10.10 on my netbook. I was wondering if I can reinstall it but still have my files/folders. like my music, programming files etc. If I did to a reinstall would it wipe my netbook?
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May 1, 2011I have ubuntu network remix on my netbook. How do I completely wipe off ubuntu and install Windows xp on my netbook? My netbook doesn't come with a cd/dvd reader so I have to install it through a pendrive. I got my own windows xp iso ripped from my desktop,ready to go.
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Jun 5, 2011I've a new HDD, well new everything. Have created startup disk and memory stick. With the memory stick I had 11.04 up and running as, what is it not install, but just looking. Then ran Gparted setting up ./ ./boot, ./data and /swap. went to install Ubuntu and the screen went Black with the white cursor in the upper left corner. There is no way for me to escape from the cursor. No terminal and can't run Gparted. Have checked and move the hardware connections on the mother board.
Noticed that some felt that fsck could be part of the problem along with suggestions, but as I said I've no terminal. All I can think to do is to wipe the hard drive and start once, but my question is how to do itI briefly is, on the BIOS screen "Searching NVRAM", then the black screen, I appreciate your time and I open to suggestions as to how to correct the problem. Here is a partial lists of new hardware:ECS IC780M-A Motherboard - AMD 770, Socket AM2+, ATX, DDR2, Dual Channel, PCIe, RAID (S458-1342)1$49.91$49.91AMD Phenom X4 9750 Quad Core Processor - 2.40GHz, 4MB Cache, 3600 MT/s FSB, Quad-Core, Socket AM2+, OEM Processor (A79-9751)1$52.30$52.30Patriot PSD22G80026 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 Memory - 800MHz, 1x2048MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered (P33-6096)1$27.38$27.38Seagate ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive - 3.5", 7200 RPM, SATA 3G, 500GB, 16MB Cache (OEM) (TSD-500AS7)1$38.84$38.84DiabloTek CPA-0280 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 450W PSU, 2x Ext 5.25", 1x Ext 3.5", 2x Int 3.5", 2x USB 2.0 Front Ports, Black (D15-3003)1$33.45$33.45Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler - Socket LGA 775, AM2, AM2+, 1156, AM3, 1366 (C283-1202)1$29.99$29.99EVGA 01G-P3-1235-LR GeForce GT 240 Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI, HDMI, VGA (E145-0241$69.99$69.99
Fedora :: How To Wipe Folders
Oct 21, 2010I am running F13, KDE4, I need to wipe folders with files in them. Hard drives have FAT, NTFS and EXT4.
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Apr 13, 2011can u explain the process wiping step by step? Wher should i edit 0?
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Jan 25, 2010I installed kdesvn. I then connected to my svn server. So far so good. Unfortunately because the connection is through svn it kept asking me for my password. I had put a password on the security locker, it was annoying. I googled how to wipe the security locker so I could reset the password. This is where my troubles start. I used rm ... /kde/path/to/locker
When I did this, kdesvn stopped asking for my password and times out with an error when trying to connect. I then uninstalled kdesvn and kompare, then used rm .. /kde. I then reinstalled kdesvn and the problem isn't fixed. How do I do a completely fresh installation of kdesvn + locker so that it will start asking for my password again?
Ubuntu Security :: Wipe With Ex4 Journaling File System?
Feb 17, 2010I was reading a website about securely wiping data from your hard drive with wipe on the right click menu, when I stumbled across part of the article where it talked about journaling filesystems.Article
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There are three types of journaling: journal, ordered and writeback. Using shred, with an ext3 file system presents the user with the problem of secure deletion because it can only really be effectively used with ordered and writeback journals. It also lists ext4 as a journaling file system in the article, so I looked up the wikipedia page on it and I also found this:
Delayed allocationExt4 uses a filesystem performance technique called allocate-on-flush, also known as delayed allocation. It consists of delaying block allocation until the data is going to be written to the disk, unlike some other file systems, which may allocate the necessary blocks before that step. This improves performance and reduces fragmentation by improving block allocation decisions based on the actual file size. So I am confused about this delayed allocation thing. My thoughts are that ext3 and other journaling filesystems are bad to use with secure wipe when they are set on journal mode because that writes the file to the journaling sector as well as to the hard drive. Apparently, in ext3, the default was ordered mode. I would like to know if anyone has any idea if the ext4 file system on karmic 64bit is hazardous to the security of using the wipe command.
Ubuntu Installation :: Wipe The Slate Clean And Start Over?
May 28, 2010I need to wipe the slate clean on my computer and start from scratch. I have too many issues and school is just around the corner for me, I've got a huge workload and don't have time to find solutions to my problems right now. I recently upgraded to Lucid but that only escalated my woes. The simple fact is my machine is getting too old and it's time to upgrade everything, which won't happen until fall. So for now I simply want to downgrade to hardy because it will be supported until April next year and it is very stable, plus I think it is the release that my graphics card got a decent resolution on (ATI, need I say more?). I'm somewhat of a noob, but I've got my wits about me and have researched the forums for many hours to find solutions, but to no avail. I don't want to go into details about what issues I'm having, I just need to know how to remove ALL kernels off of Grub and start from scratch. Any links to comprehensive tutorials would be ideal, or if someone knows of anything else that will work,
P.S. I love Ubuntu and am a lifer. The philosophy behind it as well as the community are supreme and will someday rule the universe,
Ubuntu :: Completely Wipe Hard Drive And Reinstall?
Aug 15, 2010So in essence, my drive has become a cluster of random partitions, multiple Ubuntu installs, and random windows systems. It's gotten so bad that on my entire 250gb system my main Ubuntu install only gets 40gb of memory. Could anybody give me a step by step guide to do the following:
1. Completely wipe and departition my disc.
2. Install Ubuntu from a backup .tar file
3. Install a 40gb windows 7 partition
Ubuntu Installation :: Reinstalling Grub2 - Wipe Out Partitions
Sep 29, 2010I am having trouble reinstalling grub so That I can see both my linux and windows partitions in the cain loader. Originally I had ubuntu, then I installed window, this wiped out grub so I had to reinstate it, and that went ok. Then I tried to get fancy and install another Linux on my machine. It did not wipe out my partitions but is defunct I have been following these instructions, [URL]
To no success. Grub2 installs fine, sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/(my part ion) /dev/sda2 and I install it to sda2, but the" Installation finished. No error reported. This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map. Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect, fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'. (hd0) /dev/sda"
Ubuntu Security :: Secure Wipe USB Flash Device?
Feb 1, 2011I tried to do 'srm', 'wipe', 'shred'... whatever terminal commands to securely wipe a '/dev/sdc' (USB flash device) but it says that the device is read-only. How should I go about securely wiping it ?
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Apr 29, 2011I have a real love/hate relationship with Ubuntu. A few weeks back my Windows XP crashed and I had to take it to a tech to have my drive wiped and the operating system reinstalled. Just when I got XP back up and working perfectly someone told me to try Ubuntu. I made the Ubuntu 10.10 boot installation disc and installed it. Although I partitioned the drive during the install I was never able to reboot to Windows and thus lost all the files and programs I had just finished installing.
Okay. long story short: I got used to running Ubuntu and started to like it. Then this morning I was prompted to upgrade to Natty 11.04. After the install I got a message about being low on utilities and to boot in the Ubuntu Classic mode, which I was not able to do.
So now my machine is virtually non-functional. It won't run any programs but sometimes if I'm lucky I can get the computer to shut off without pulling the plug from the wall. I think I just need to wipe the drive and start over. Can someone tell me how to do this using DOS without having to make another long trip to my tech? Luckily I have a Windows XP laptop to use to access this forum.
Ubuntu Installation :: Wipe Out Existing System And Replace With 11.04
Aug 15, 2011I'm trying to do a simple install. Wipe out existing system and replace with 11.04 but I can't get past initial screen. Is there a different CD version I need to use? Last year I used 10.04 LTS and it worked fine, this year I wanted to start with the newest and go from there. I use Remastersys to make my own install version for 600+ laptops and I need to be able to wipe out the existing systems without effort.
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Aug 19, 2011I search many hours on the web for wipe my ram in a secure way and i find nothing good/secure/work exept URL... and i think it's the best solution for wipe RAM at shutdown!Im a newbie user and i want to implement this solution on my debian system at shutdown, i think its very easy because TAILS is based on debian! Does someone can put the procedures for get that on a debian box please?
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Dec 14, 2010i need to wipe my hard drive because an older version of ubuntu is making it so that i cannot download 10.10 how fix
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Jul 1, 2011I have a 500 GB hard drive connected via a SATA/USB adapter. After connecting it, I did a basic format of the drive with no problem. I then attempted the "Wipe Free Space" option under the File menu in BleachBit, selecting the external drive, and it began the process. It gives me a time estimate of about 300 minutes, but, instead, after a few minutes it says "Done" and gives me the message "[Errno 27] File too large. Disk space recovered: 0 Files recovered: 0 Errors: 1"
What happened? What do I need to do to get this volume wiped?
Fedora Installation :: How To Wipe Out MySQl And Reintall
Apr 28, 2011After battling to install the yum packege for the LAMP, mI have not been able to finish installing or at least configuring the MySQL.How can I un-install ALL related files for the MYSQL o can I just yum again that package. that is as the first step. I understand that MYSQL instralls with a -null_ passord for the adminstrative rightsI NEVER THOUGHT that installing Wordpress , or any other progrma for that matter, would be so complicated. seems Windows OS has a gtreat advantage there.
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Jan 28, 2011Currently when I want to wipe a USB disk with pseudorandom data in Linux I do the following:
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdb conv=notrunc
urandom is very, very slow, it gets to the point where the bottleneck is not the device. I know of another method -- the Mersenne twister. This is used in one instance by DBAN as a PRNG to securely erase data with, and it is easily 'random' enough for wiping drives -- and it is very fast. However, I'm not sure how I would use it in Linux. Is there a Mersenne twister program which I can then pipe into dd to wipe drives with?