How to Install and Uninstall libmcrypt4 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libmcrypt4" package

This is a short guide on how to install libmcrypt4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libmcrypt4 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libmcrypt4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 216
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: RISKO Gergely
Architecture: amd64
Source: libmcrypt
Version: 2.5.8-3.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: libmcrypt-dev, mcrypt
Filename: pool/universe/libm/libmcrypt/libmcrypt4_2.5.8-3.3_amd64.deb
Size: 62974
MD5sum: a0bead275e5b181cd8f8d8c565f7010c
SHA1: dd6d66b7a5c75da56a6d5f4028ad7c5a8f7b3bc6
SHA256: a93e4113978616ad320ad95606a28783c8b8b7ee0c713044ecd95a4820059796
Description-en: De-/Encryption Library
libmcrypt is the library which implements all the algorithms and
modes found in mcrypt.
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libmcrypt supports the algorithms: BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, DES, TripleDES,
3-WAY, SAFER-sk64, SAFER-sk128, SAFER+, LOKI97, GOST, RC2, RC6, MARS,
IDEA, RIJNDAEL-128, RIJNDAEL-192, SERPENT, RIJNDAEL-256, CAST-128
(known as CAST5), CAST-256, ARCFOUR, ENIGMA, PANAMA, XTEA and WAKE.
Block algorithms can be used in: CBC, ECB, CFB and OFB (8 bit and n
bit, where n is the size of the algorithm's block length).
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More information can be found at the libmcrypt homepage
http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/ .
Description-md5: 6d3f2cee399b5a6ab367c5ad4acf32af
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu