How To Install libcrypt1 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt1 on Ubuntu.
What is libcrypt1
libcrypt1 is:
libxcrypt is a modern library for one-way hashing of passwords. It supports DES, MD5, NTHASH, SUNMD5, SHA-2-256, SHA-2-512, and bcrypt-based password hashes It provides the traditional Unix ‘crypt’ and ‘crypt_r’ interfaces, as well as a set of extended interfaces like ‘crypt_gensalt’.
There are three methods to install libcrypt1 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcrypt1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcrypt1
Install libcrypt1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcrypt1
Install libcrypt1 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrypt1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcrypt1
How To Uninstall libcrypt1 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libcrypt1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcrypt1
Uninstall libcrypt1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcrypt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypt1
Remove libcrypt1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcrypt1 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypt1
Remove libcrypt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcrypt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypt1
Dependencies
libcrypt1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypt1 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.