How to Install and Uninstall libmcrypt-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libmcrypt-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

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)
Size: 95056
SHA256: 57ccd6b7cb488d0a6dcb6eab3158204b86daeb95e14d56e60d8b61182c993a1c
SHA1: 7855dcc7296c7dcca1e009b843cc384b11139318
MD5sum: a15f59a66a4b04f877a05b8d680a2553
Description: De-/Encryption Library development files
libmcrypt is the library which implements all the algorithms and
modes found in mcrypt.
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libmcrypt supports the algorithms: BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, DES, TripleDES,
3-WAY, SAFER-sk64, SAFER-sk128, SAFER+, LOKI97, GOST, RC2, RC6, MARS,
IDEA, RIJNDAEL-128, RIJNDAEL-192, SERPENT, RIJNDAEL-256, CAST-128
(known as CAST5), CAST-256, ARCFOUR, ENIGMA, PANAMA, XTEA and WAKE.
Block algorithms can be used in: CBC, ECB, CFB and OFB (8 bit and n
bit, where n is the size of the algorithm's block length).
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More information can be found at the libmcrypt homepage
http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/ .
Description-md5:
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