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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "mcrypt" package

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


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mcrypt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 250
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: RISKO Gergely
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.8-1.3ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4 (>= 2.5.8-1), libmhash2 (>= 0.8.16-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), bzip2
Filename: pool/universe/m/mcrypt/mcrypt_2.6.8-1.3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 56852
MD5sum: c6975c99f730673716878af0f68763b6
SHA1: aae1fbf4005900f83a34f6390b10fffc9accaa3d
SHA256: ed7f2900881df212d975611fa8a5cbcb5ba3fb39dda6446d78d9e1ad31766246
Description-en: Replacement for old unix crypt(1)
mcrypt is a crypting program, intended to be replacement for the old
unix crypt(1). But it can do a lot more, since with its libmcrypt
library it can encrypt and decrypt with the following alogirhtms:
BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, DES, TripleDES, 3-WAY, SAFER-sk64, SAFER-sk128,
SAFER+, OKI97, 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.
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Please note that this package is buggy and unmaintained by
the upstream authors. If you can, please look for other
implementations (openssl, gnutls, gnupg).
Description-md5: 75b0936ff1ff18923be55fcec21facc3
Homepage: http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu