How to Install and Uninstall libcrypt1 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libcrypt1" package

This is a short guide on how to install libcrypt1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libcrypt1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libcrypt1" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libcrypt1 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libcrypt1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libcrypt1 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libcrypt1
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.4.17-1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: libxcrypt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Marco d'Itri
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 223
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.25)
Breaks: libc6 (<< 2.31)
Replaces: libc6 (<< 2.31)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxcrypt/libcrypt1_4.4.17-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 75168
MD5sum: f87ecc6579239e410078df9ddf43345a
SHA1: c639f9ea9743939a967da63275c152cae4c9ed14
SHA256: 4e98dc97ccbcf31099391165082bc1b79a8f5810c3c16554fb616d5174299b7c
SHA512: 8a970efe695c97557e905872cd95b7590f2013c1bfc263541e6462fb1b9a8e895b265968f759cec8cc69317758183cc4483dda433031ab0786902ed06e8c134d
Description-en: libcrypt shared library
libxcrypt is a modern library for one-way hashing of passwords.
It supports DES, MD5, NTHASH, SUNMD5, SHA-2-256, SHA-2-512, and
bcrypt-based password hashes
It provides the traditional Unix 'crypt' and 'crypt_r' interfaces,
as well as a set of extended interfaces like 'crypt_gensalt'.
Description-md5: deac8c9adc422e925bdaf6bffdd3e875
Task: minimal