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

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "mcrypt" package

Please follow the steps below to install mcrypt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mcrypt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: mcrypt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.8-1.3ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: RISKO Gergely
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 198
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4 (>= 2.5.8-1), libmhash2 (>= 0.8.16-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), bzip2
Filename: pool/universe/m/mcrypt/mcrypt_2.6.8-1.3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 57908
MD5sum: 6809ad1b7ae78508d54bc878780dc42a
SHA1: 4e2cddb1687950c62f0236b944b7980de777dc28
SHA256: 69411b56808d61bbdf774d206f3dd1e1af165dfcaebe269eee5ba9bb293b1d2c
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Description: Replacement for old unix crypt(1)
Description-md5: 75b0936ff1ff18923be55fcec21facc3