How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install cryptsetup on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cryptsetup on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cryptsetup
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cryptsetup
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.0.2-1ubuntu1.2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cryptsetup Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 395
Provides: cryptsetup-luks
Depends: cryptsetup-bin (>= 2:1.6.0), dmsetup, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: busybox-static | busybox, console-setup, initramfs-tools (>= 0.129) | linux-initramfs-tool, kbd, plymouth
Suggests: dosfstools, keyutils, liblocale-gettext-perl
Conflicts: cryptsetup-luks
Breaks: hashalot (<< 0.3-2)
Replaces: cryptsetup-luks, hashalot (<< 0.3-2)
Filename: pool/main/c/cryptsetup/cryptsetup_2.0.2-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 151664
MD5sum: 0b9a95ecd83deeffb09abecd150e37d7
SHA1: 732d7b2e0dd1c6cc6489bf1eb0b971125efb12da
SHA256: 88170abe7a79ec13580ad148fb4bd2fbb8c722b8fbd1d249368d01cc737acc1a
SHA512: f92a31975e09e3113ace68c0c56f9b2a96cbe8f6a360077d08b10a6d40fb3bef08a608fc5407ca9a817601a72ee0100b57e93d4880c44500ef4e11b3b7fb5d58
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
Description: disk encryption support - startup scripts
Description-md5: 7d16ff8049ac55b58d616e4fc3a33f99
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y

Package: cryptsetup
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:2.0.2-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cryptsetup Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 393
Provides: cryptsetup-luks
Depends: cryptsetup-bin (>= 2:1.6.0), dmsetup, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: busybox-static | busybox, console-setup, initramfs-tools (>= 0.129) | linux-initramfs-tool, kbd, plymouth
Suggests: dosfstools, keyutils, liblocale-gettext-perl
Conflicts: cryptsetup-luks
Breaks: hashalot (<< 0.3-2)
Replaces: cryptsetup-luks, hashalot (<< 0.3-2)
Filename: pool/main/c/cryptsetup/cryptsetup_2.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 151108
MD5sum: 510332ef022741219d7d1494dcbeb969
SHA1: 1a7ca5ade22ff584364520dc76d61e28f4ae2342
SHA256: 0fdffc51dba8137a30b3e18c48dcbf3da6cb5ae8f47da330798762b1c375f483
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
Description: disk encryption support - startup scripts
Description-md5: 7d16ff8049ac55b58d616e4fc3a33f99
Task: ubuntu-live, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y