How to Install and Uninstall php7.4-mcrypt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "php7.4-mcrypt" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install php7.4-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install php7.4-mcrypt

2. Uninstall "php7.4-mcrypt" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall php7.4-mcrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):

$ sudo apt remove php7.4-mcrypt $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the php7.4-mcrypt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: php7.4-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: php7.4-common, phpapi-20190902, 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/php7.4-mcrypt_1.0.5-1+0~20220706.8+debian10~1.gbpba43ab_amd64.deb
Size: 16256
SHA256: 3bea1b038386c43a1db014297f83a3d688b8525b2861c7bbce3ac10ab1a63482
SHA1: 8826fbeb54c91568f31e92252ebfce497d39ffe4
MD5sum: fbf1ad94409247dc346bc9c62778b2d0
Description: PHP bindings for the libmcrypt library
These functions provides bindings for the unmaintained libmcrypt library.
.
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