How to Install and Uninstall libcryptsetup12 Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libcryptsetup12" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcryptsetup12 on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                libcryptsetup12
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcryptsetup12" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libcryptsetup12 on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                libcryptsetup12
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcryptsetup12 package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package libcryptsetup12:
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Repository : Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Name : libcryptsetup12
Version : 2.4.3-150400.3.3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 467.2 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : cryptsetup-2.4.3-150400.3.3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/
Summary : Library for setting up dm-crypt Based Encrypted Block Devices
Description :
cryptsetup is used to conveniently set up dm-crypt based device-mapper
targets. It allows to set up targets to read cryptoloop compatible
volumes as well as LUKS formatted ones. The package additionally
includes support for automatically setting up encrypted volumes at boot
time via the config file /etc/crypttab.