How to Install and Uninstall php7.2-mcrypt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "php7.2-mcrypt" package

This is a short guide on how to install php7.2-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php7.2-mcrypt" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall php7.2-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php7.2-mcrypt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: php7.2-mcrypt
Source: php-mcrypt
Version: 3:1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Installed-Size: 71
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Depends: php7.2-common, phpapi-20170718, libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4
Breaks: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab~)
Replaces: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab~)
Provides: php-mcrypt
Homepage: https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php-mcrypt/php7.2-mcrypt_1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab_amd64.deb
Size: 16384
SHA256: 70d50c4178b75d153dc7328b5b285316ccbae620a82d0f7061b8d798899b52c0
SHA1: a2da3809bf0de1d8577cf0b12a707344d69bf10a
MD5sum: 8cda829ca301c0bb2c0ce1759f8369e2
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