How to Install and Uninstall php7.0-mcrypt Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "php7.0-mcrypt" package

Please follow the guidance below to install php7.0-mcrypt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install php7.0-mcrypt

2. Uninstall "php7.0-mcrypt" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall php7.0-mcrypt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove php7.0-mcrypt $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the php7.0-mcrypt package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php7.0-mcrypt
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: php
Installed-Size: 72
Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: php7.0
Version: 7.0.33-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
Provides: php-mcrypt
Depends: php-common (>= 1:81~), ucf, php7.0-common (= 7.0.33-50+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4
Description-en: libmcrypt module for PHP
This package provides the libmcrypt module(s) for PHP.
.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Description-md5: 96673b2530a6fc30699e194fda12f804
Homepage: http://www.php.net/

Package: php7.0-mcrypt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Source: php7.0
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 71
Provides: php-mcrypt
Depends: php-common (>= 1:33), ucf, php7.0-common (= 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4
Filename: pool/universe/p/php7.0/php7.0-mcrypt_7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16_amd64.deb
Size: 14528
MD5sum: 0900203901b9b699790439c3f938f0ee
SHA1: 22c66ea0a3e602a32e2cfbf32e4fe2b8e424d8c0
SHA256: d696003039d1b2122cbbc5aa1ec64d139e75538e10501f3b49974e53c34b27c4
SHA512: 16adbd30ded3ea0a9c1fbf614e8f949adc23e796da8b5a693d92ea81410de1acffea8042c35af2fa75d6c71d41731c30817e09cc73e7044bf81583d6a62129ba
Homepage: http://www.php.net/
Description-en: libmcrypt module for PHP
This package provides the libmcrypt module(s) for PHP.
.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Description-md5: 96673b2530a6fc30699e194fda12f804

Package: php7.0-mcrypt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Installed-Size: 71
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: php7.0
Version: 7.0.4-7ubuntu2
Provides: php-mcrypt
Depends: php-common (>= 1:33), ucf, php7.0-common (= 7.0.4-7ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14), libmcrypt4
Filename: pool/universe/p/php7.0/php7.0-mcrypt_7.0.4-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 14366
MD5sum: a6b4060470a0467a34c39d7e9050e5ed
SHA1: 575a7a00e76b15275b14e292ca9189e13037141f
SHA256: 640c61673c6df91c6c6e1a08e57e06ac6dd546a3e20c50aa9731e148e684afce
Description-en: libmcrypt module for PHP
This package provides the libmcrypt module(s) for PHP.
.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used
open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited
for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Description-md5: 96673b2530a6fc30699e194fda12f804
Homepage: http://www.php.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu