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

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "libscrypt-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libscrypt-dev on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libscrypt-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libscrypt-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libscrypt-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libscrypt-dev
Source: libscrypt
Version: 1.21-3.1
Installed-Size: 50
Maintainer: Micah Anderson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libscrypt0 (= 1.21-3.1)
Size: 16084
SHA256: cf539b767845c85c2d13caa3a9284c8a5b63079587c85f5458e7f5e6c79db611
SHA1: ad9b9bd68d33a4827d308eed9e169cd0f3a70953
MD5sum: e3d2c53c3d4ddd8c3ec0443148153f43
Description: scrypt shared library - development files
The scrypt algorithm is a password-based key derivation function
designed to require large amounts of memory. This proof-of-work scheme
is intended to make it costly to perform large-scale hardware
attacks.
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This package contains files for development with libscrypt.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://www.lolware.net/libscrypt.html
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libs/libscrypt/libscrypt-dev_1.21-3.1_amd64.deb