How to Install and Uninstall libgcrypt20 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libgcrypt20" package

This guide let you learn how to install libgcrypt20 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgcrypt20
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgcrypt20" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libgcrypt20 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgcrypt20
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgcrypt20 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libgcrypt20
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.5-2ubuntu0.6
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuTLS Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 968
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14)
Suggests: rng-tools
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgcrypt20/libgcrypt20_1.6.5-2ubuntu0.6_amd64.deb
Size: 336106
MD5sum: c830f94c2d8d6e1c6bf9e2ca9e9a94cd
SHA1: 075a9a2bfc6e708b2ebecfa0c1ceb951520ca83f
SHA256: 9285aa307b00e73e266b4dfda5e4d7fe10c5336c6aa6032ce2917981407e8b3c
SHA512: 56d7f590474abd6137f171aaa840674132da8fb77e1b7a44444f5b8383557f232300d4eae62ae60c7f47e1c151467005a550f3aa03abaf0e9a04b4d1add36025
Homepage: http://directory.fsf.org/project/libgcrypt/
Description-en: LGPL Crypto library - runtime library
libgcrypt contains cryptographic functions. Many important free
ciphers, hash algorithms and public key signing algorithms have been
implemented:
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Arcfour, Blowfish, CAST5, DES, AES, Twofish, Serpent, rfc2268 (rc2), SEED,
Camellia, IDEA, Salsa, CRC, MD4, MD5, RIPE-MD160, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512,
Tiger, Whirlpool, DSA, DSA2, ElGamal, RSA, ECC.
Description-md5: 5560adbd40c8ba1e5bc5596f9c536649
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: libgcrypt20
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 967
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GnuTLS Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.5-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14)
Suggests: rng-tools
Filename: pool/main/libg/libgcrypt20/libgcrypt20_1.6.5-2_amd64.deb
Size: 337608
MD5sum: 70d08ea8af8c6e037b17ac06682400c8
SHA1: 4a3d1a02673f122dbb40093fb310c6ce11d6a6eb
SHA256: ef668b424efab479dbe3b7e99d697d9642d261e2c48d2b4fb5ddeabb321e6cbc
Description-en: LGPL Crypto library - runtime library
libgcrypt contains cryptographic functions. Many important free
ciphers, hash algorithms and public key signing algorithms have been
implemented:
.
Arcfour, Blowfish, CAST5, DES, AES, Twofish, Serpent, rfc2268 (rc2), SEED,
Camellia, IDEA, Salsa, CRC, MD4, MD5, RIPE-MD160, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512,
Tiger, Whirlpool, DSA, DSA2, ElGamal, RSA, ECC.
Description-md5: 5560adbd40c8ba1e5bc5596f9c536649
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://directory.fsf.org/project/libgcrypt/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal