How To Install libcryptsetup4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup4 on Debian 9.
What is libcryptsetup4
libcryptsetup4 is:
Cryptsetup provides an interface for configuring encryption on block devices (such as /home or swap partitions), using the Linux kernel device mapper target dm-crypt. It features integrated Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) support.
This package provides the libcryptsetup shared library.
There are three methods to install libcryptsetup4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcryptsetup4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcryptsetup4
Install libcryptsetup4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcryptsetup4
Install libcryptsetup4 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcryptsetup4
How To Uninstall libcryptsetup4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcryptsetup4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcryptsetup4
Uninstall libcryptsetup4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcryptsetup4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptsetup4
Remove libcryptsetup4 Configurations and Data
To remove libcryptsetup4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptsetup4
Remove libcryptsetup4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcryptsetup4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptsetup4
Dependencies
libcryptsetup4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
