How to Install and Uninstall libmcrypt4 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libmcrypt4 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libmcrypt4" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libmcrypt4 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libmcrypt4" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libmcrypt4 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmcrypt4
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmcrypt4 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libmcrypt4
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.8-7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: libmcrypt
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Barak A. Pearlmutter
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 195
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: libmcrypt-dev, mcrypt
Filename: pool/universe/libm/libmcrypt/libmcrypt4_2.5.8-7_amd64.deb
Size: 68760
MD5sum: e32726ae07059b6eb3393fb0497c52e1
SHA1: 8f35251669297c89a2e4578d87cbcc4a22b242aa
SHA256: 712c70d5dcbb7aca878e91621b3fe1605601621b31fb123dd9d29613b183f8e7
SHA512: 747313c8cab2c78a4136fb84c198fefe70ce372a9155fb62942d23a547216235cae2bfcfb35f3d27771fe6733f16074baf4f0eb883ee2e2dcdef9af80106fb0e
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Description: De-/Encryption Library
Description-md5: 6d3f2cee399b5a6ab367c5ad4acf32af