How to Install and Uninstall libmcrypt4 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "libmcrypt4" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libmcrypt4 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmcrypt4
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmcrypt4" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libmcrypt4 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmcrypt4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmcrypt4 package on Kali Linux

Package: libmcrypt4
Source: libmcrypt
Version: 2.5.8-7
Installed-Size: 208
Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: libmcrypt-dev, mcrypt
Size: 72612
SHA256: 94478b860bfbe4d9e438a779c1dab1ce12858545262ac2fa1621ea408117a557
SHA1: ad2ef37a89ade5a1ff3748a2ae30d0da66819ec7
MD5sum: 32f3966d8843c8c71a2598aced8579db
Description: De-/Encryption Library
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: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libm/libmcrypt/libmcrypt4_2.5.8-7_amd64.deb