How to Install and Uninstall php7.2-mcrypt Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "php7.2-mcrypt" package

Learn how to install php7.2-mcrypt on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "php7.2-mcrypt" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall php7.2-mcrypt on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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3. Information about the php7.2-mcrypt package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: php7.2-mcrypt
Source: php-mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Debian PHP PECL Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3:1.0.6-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+2
Replaces: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.6-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+2~)
Provides: php-mcrypt
Depends: php7.2-common, phpapi-20170718, libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4
Pre-Depends: php-common (>= 2:69~)
Breaks: php-mcrypt (<< 3:1.0.6-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+2~)
Filename: pool/main/p/php-mcrypt/php7.2-mcrypt_1.0.6-1+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+2_amd64.deb
Size: 16652
MD5sum: 5e0a603fd03e7d0b70c1fe4dc07fd826
SHA1: 694dbbf9ca62122929922a2775cd5011925af157
SHA256: a06b1b5fc6bd461dc733472b7a21c4ab7a8c5716baaf0cb3f68f2eaec30b4f75
Description: PHP bindings for the libmcrypt library
Description-md5: 5679755b3c3595da944057f70e0f8150