How to Install and Uninstall libscrypt-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libscrypt-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libscrypt-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libscrypt-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libscrypt-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: libscrypt-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 54
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Micah Anderson
Architecture: amd64
Source: libscrypt
Version: 1.21-2
Depends: libscrypt0 (= 1.21-2)
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libscrypt/libscrypt-dev_1.21-2_amd64.deb
Size: 15676
MD5sum: 285b33de34ce4adb14ecc2be8a3a0d77
SHA1: 17e3b89acfa8b4ff3d536f27a9daf66280f5e418
SHA256: fa957b097997b33b76961ba2588b3cdef8170faa5f7b3ced2bfc1ce9ffc84b98
Description-en: scrypt shared library - development files
The scrypt algorithm is a password-based key derivation function
designed to require large amounts of memory. This proof-of-work scheme
is intended to make it costly to perform large-scale hardware
attacks.
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This package contains files for development with libscrypt.
Description-md5: ed95b79a8857bdb27e1210160c2b1dec
Homepage: http://www.lolware.net/libscrypt.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu