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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "scrypt" package

This tutorial shows how to install scrypt on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall scrypt on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: scrypt
Version: 1.2.1-2
Installed-Size: 74
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Description: File encryption utility using scrypt for key derivation
Description-md5: e45f625b05b816725ba30fd9d213b79d
Homepage: https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
Tag: role::program, scope::utility, security::cryptography
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/scrypt/scrypt_1.2.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 30224
MD5sum: e84f82701a9362505bb75d6073a13fd6
SHA256: be242cbbdbfa3893476591f51dc19a5b787b3095aaad8acebecb8dedfc3d0f18