How to Install and Uninstall php7.3-mcrypt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "php7.3-mcrypt" package

Learn how to install php7.3-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php7.3-mcrypt" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall php7.3-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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3. Information about the php7.3-mcrypt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: php7.3-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: php7.3-common, phpapi-20180731, 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/php7.3-mcrypt_1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab_amd64.deb
Size: 16340
SHA256: 47bc6cba8155a7ced96e7453249bbb63e593888305ee964f4228a21312468e1a
SHA1: 43471c293f46008c2284f2154beda0f3734aa542
MD5sum: d773bf5afb5ad31347bb432428aae207
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