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

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "mcrypt" package

This guide let you learn how to install mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: mcrypt
Version: 2.6.8-4
Installed-Size: 204
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4 (>= 2.5.8-1), libmhash2 (>= 0.8.16-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), bzip2
Description: Replacement for old unix crypt(1)
Description-md5: 3cca2251ad50c3dbe94701b6d6a36972
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility,
security::cryptography
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mcrypt/mcrypt_2.6.8-4_amd64.deb
Size: 63432
MD5sum: 755b784ded160ef3b008c6db34963924
SHA256: dd7b742019ee2d34f3dff370fc935c04f1c2c3d6c01534b640fd5a671e35af08