How to Install and Uninstall libmcrypt-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libmcrypt-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "libmcrypt-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libmcrypt-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libmcrypt-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libmcrypt-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmcrypt-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmcrypt-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libmcrypt-dev
Source: libmcrypt
Version: 2.5.8-7
Installed-Size: 370
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libmcrypt4 (<< 2.5.8-1)
Depends: libmcrypt4 (= 2.5.8-7)
Description: De-/Encryption Library development files
Description-md5: 7747f034552ead7f2790761262219efc
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libm/libmcrypt/libmcrypt-dev_2.5.8-7_amd64.deb
Size: 95056
MD5sum: a15f59a66a4b04f877a05b8d680a2553
SHA256: 57ccd6b7cb488d0a6dcb6eab3158204b86daeb95e14d56e60d8b61182c993a1c