How to Install and Uninstall scrypt Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "scrypt" package

Learn how to install scrypt on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall scrypt on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: scrypt
Source: scrypt (1.3.1-2)
Version: 1.3.1-2+b1
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
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_1.3.1-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 36664
MD5sum: 526f490ae3fdfa235343fea53401fe6f
SHA256: 129b9c28ea0f98ab572cc329b5760e438a4e9d80b7d975127f78be01825dc9b0