How to Install and Uninstall bcrypt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "bcrypt" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install bcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bcrypt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bcrypt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bcrypt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bcrypt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: bcrypt
Source: bcrypt (1.1-8.1)
Version: 1.1-8.1+b1
Installed-Size: 41
Maintainer: Kevin Coyner
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Description: Cross platform file encryption utility using blowfish (Decrypt only)
Description-md5: f8886897c7841e20a4ffaca10174c1c1
Homepage: http://bcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::cryptography
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bcrypt/bcrypt_1.1-8.1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 18862
MD5sum: 8be9c9f9b52f4392a484d91fa1bb1172
SHA256: a219aa6818b3b5de6ef48ff68e60a4f267b05413de711700ff536f0fdda22588