How to Install and Uninstall scrypt Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "scrypt" package

This is a short guide on how to install scrypt on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall scrypt on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: scrypt
Version: 1.3.1-1
Installed-Size: 91
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_1.3.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 36264
MD5sum: c286c3a36c57160c593359563c6e8353
SHA256: 63c310f2cccbbfbbcd9eec0392e2a7095769bc28545364a2c0075b719ff7ff79