$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions
If you don't have the wipe command installed already, you can get it using the following command.
$ sudo apt-get install wipe
Nautilus-actions is located under System>Preferences menu. You'll get the following window when you run it. To add a new action simply click on the 'Add' button.
Next, copy everything you see in the following two windows.
When your done click the OK button and close Nautilus-actions. Now you should see 'Wipe selected' command appear when you right-click on a file or folder. You will not be asked for confirmation when your wiping a file/folder so use with care.
Next, copy everything you see in the following two windows.
When your done click the OK button and close Nautilus-actions. Now you should see 'Wipe selected' command appear when you right-click on a file or folder. You will not be asked for confirmation when your wiping a file/folder so use with care.
3 comments:
although this is useful, it may also be dangerous (say you meant to click another option in the context menu, for instance).
a different option can be found at:
http://rob.pectol.com/myscripts/secu...-delete.sh.txt
(source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3353826&postcount=4)
You forgot to add this command. otherwise it will not work
in the terminal type
nautilus -q
nautilus
press enter twice
Wipe will work on ext 3 file systems in the newer version of ubuntu!
Hi there,
a secure solution is very easy. I tested this with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
1. Install zenity
sudo apt-get install zenity
2. Write a little wrapper script
#!/bin/bash
zenity --question \
--title "Wipe selected ..." \
--text "Do you really like to wipe all selected files and folders?" && \
wipe -rfs "${1}"
Put the script into your path (/usr/bin or /usr/local/bin) and make the script executable (chmod +x scriptname).
3. Nautilus actions interface changed a bit:
- use the "scriptname" as your path
- use parameter in nautilus actions "%F" (it will be used within the script then given by $1 via bash).
- use * for basename, MIME and folder
That's it.
Greets and thanks for the advice
Axel
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