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Install DBAN on a USB flash drive using unetbootin | |||
Mount USB, then replace every occurrence of ubninit with ISOLINUX.BIN in the syslinux.cfg file | |||
<source lang=bash> | |||
sed -i 's/ubninit/ISOLINUX.BIN/g' syslinux.cfg | |||
</source> | |||
Replace every occurrence of ubnkern with DBAN.BZI in the syslinux.cfg file | |||
<source lang=bash> | |||
sed -i 's/ubnkern/DBAN.BZI/g' syslinux.cfg | |||
</source> | |||
Your bootable DBAN usb stick is ready now. | |||
{{Note|DBAN will boot up and data erasing will start within 10 seconds without any prompt}} | |||
References: | References: | ||
* [https://superuser.com/questions/801329/install-dban-to-usb-flash-drive-from-linux dban-to-usb-flash-drive] | * [https://superuser.com/questions/801329/install-dban-to-usb-flash-drive-from-linux dban-to-usb-flash-drive] |
Revision as of 19:38, 17 July 2020
Download DBan dban-2.3.0_i586.iso
from https://dban.org/
Install UNetbootin
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install unetbootin
Plug USB drive and get it formatted
$ df -h ... /dev/sda1 1.9G 39M 1.9G 3% /media/joe/FILES /dev/sdc1 15G 1.9G 13G 13% /media/joe/UBUNTU 18_0 sudo umount /dev/sdc1 sudo mkfs.vfat -I /dev/sdc1 -n 'Ubuntu20' # option 1 sudo mkfs.exfat /dev/sdc1 -n 'Ubuntu20' # option 2 mkexfatfs 1.2.8 Creating... done. Flushing... done. File system created successfully. # | -I forces mkfs.fat to work correctly allowing to create a filesystem across the entire device # | -n (optional) -n VOLUME-NAME, sets the volume name (label) of the filesystem
Install DBAN on a USB flash drive using unetbootin
Mount USB, then replace every occurrence of ubninit with ISOLINUX.BIN in the syslinux.cfg file
sed -i 's/ubninit/ISOLINUX.BIN/g' syslinux.cfg
Replace every occurrence of ubnkern with DBAN.BZI in the syslinux.cfg file
sed -i 's/ubnkern/DBAN.BZI/g' syslinux.cfg
Your bootable DBAN usb stick is ready now.
Note: DBAN will boot up and data erasing will start within 10 seconds without any prompt
References: