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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "php-mcrypt" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install php-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall php-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: php-mcrypt
Version: 3:1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Installed-Size: 11
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Depends: php8.1-mcrypt
Homepage: https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php-mcrypt/php-mcrypt_1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab_amd64.deb
Size: 3412
SHA256: 20c4aea68ee0fca3c64605aade1b6b27da277ae4a3b41541540aba0de6704171
SHA1: ee5f13d17f25766cb10a9dc621a48f4770d3b146
MD5sum: d1648aa31ef97af52a6f64a686d51086
Description: PHP bindings for the libmcrypt library
These functions provides bindings for the unmaintained libmcrypt library.
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The extension is unbundled from php-src as of PHP 7.2.0, because the underlying
libmcrypt has obviously been abandoned. It is recommended to reevaluate using
this extension.
Description-md5: 5679755b3c3595da944057f70e0f8150