How to Install and Uninstall libblockdev-crypto2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "libblockdev-crypto2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libblockdev-crypto2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libblockdev-crypto2" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libblockdev-crypto2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libblockdev-crypto2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libblockdev-crypto2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.24-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libblockdev
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 67
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.23.0), libblockdev-utils2 (>= 2.20), libc6 (>= 2.25), libcryptsetup12 (>= 2:2.0.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.42.2), libnss3 (>= 2:3.13.4-2~), libvolume-key1 (>= 0.3.9)
Filename: pool/main/libb/libblockdev/libblockdev-crypto2_2.24-2_amd64.deb
Size: 16640
MD5sum: c67a98473b758b7c3968d2f7af936b40
SHA1: 02f4ee076069ae77e0976735a9119f3192a986fe
SHA256: 033c191143c0162c26a3726a6137e1fea134730b60f4f071c3c1290ccb24bf8c
SHA512: 29dfeff7e4a465ffc0e97ac7eb76447fb0cb4a7f4bbf10bddeec9080425f819e36c2cd7796a5011a0291776ae4b4277577a0d2d6cfb2a4cf56fa3400b0aef42f
Homepage: https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev
Description-en: Crypto plugin for libblockdev
The libblockdev library plugin (and at the same time a standalone library)
providing the functionality related to encrypted devices (LUKS).
Description-md5: 033f0f0d6d1204526e518f7c39747ae2
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop