How to Install and Uninstall php8.0-mcrypt Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the php8.0-mcrypt on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "php8.0-mcrypt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install php8.0-mcrypt on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "php8.0-mcrypt" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall php8.0-mcrypt on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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3. Information about the php8.0-mcrypt package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: php8.0-mcrypt
Source: php-mcrypt
Version: 3:1.0.6-1+0~20231125.15+debian12~1.gbp3589bd
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Installed-Size: 71
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Depends: php8.0-common, phpapi-20200930, libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4 (>= 2.5.8)
Breaks: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.6-1+0~20231125.15+debian12~1.gbp3589bd~)
Replaces: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.6-1+0~20231125.15+debian12~1.gbp3589bd~)
Provides: php-mcrypt
Homepage: https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: php
Filename: pool/main/p/php-mcrypt/php8.0-mcrypt_1.0.6-1+0~20231125.15+debian12~1.gbp3589bd_amd64.deb
Size: 16364
SHA256: e3852df3eb8a08f484e16367bad83f54fdebb8b42e8dcfb11e25ff0fbabba8a9
SHA1: 663c64f33b906fafcef037b19da05762713603fe
MD5sum: 1f44bcfdb4c0f08442b20948bba448a7
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