How to Install and Uninstall libxcrypt1 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "libxcrypt1" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libxcrypt1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxcrypt1
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxcrypt1" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libxcrypt1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxcrypt1
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxcrypt1 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libxcrypt1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Source: libxcrypt
Version: 1:2.4-3.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/libx/libxcrypt/libxcrypt1_2.4-3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 30598
MD5sum: c3bc529ac4b52a6cd7b2dac3a25cd7cb
SHA1: 705541fdf0971cd5db622a16c83d018463f52558
SHA256: 0bdae450c2f87f75b6218911103f62abc3095cd57e5ce5030fe995e6b32adef1
Description-en: Crypt library for DES, MD5, and blowfish
Libxcrypt is a replacement for libcrypt, which comes with the GNU C
Library. It supports DES crypt, MD5, and passwords with blowfish
encryption.
Description-md5: 3011048eed0ec9528b8f647ae7e18d4b
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu