data shredder

[Franz Waldmüller]

jesse stephen schrieb:
> I'm looking for a data shredder for ubuntu 9.10
> 
> 
if you want to delete entire harddisks take a look at dban:

http://www.dban.org/

About DBAN
Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that 
securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically 
and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, 
which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data 
destruction.

This tool is not suited to delete single files!

Take care with your data deletion. The useful commands provided by the 
other posters are quite dangerous (if you don't know what you are doing).


Franz