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What is the basic sequence of command line steps to use a Linux Live USB drive to overwrite a built in hard drive with random data? Please include instructions for how to figure out which is the c...
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What is the basic sequence of command line steps to use a Linux Live thumb drive to overwrite a built in hard drive with random data?- Please include instructions for how to figure out which is the correct device to overwrite, including how to make sense of any existing partitions on the drive.
- What is the basic sequence of command line steps to use a Linux Live USB drive to overwrite a built in hard drive with random data?
- Please include instructions for how to figure out which is the correct device to overwrite, including how to make sense of any existing partitions on the drive.
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Overwrite hard drive with random data
What is the basic sequence of command line steps to use a Linux Live thumb drive to overwrite a built in hard drive with random data? Please include instructions for how to figure out which is the correct device to overwrite, including how to make sense of any existing partitions on the drive.