How To Install bcrypt on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcrypt on Debian 10.
What is bcrypt
bcrypt is:
WARNING: decrypt-only Debian package. Encryption disabled. See http://bugs.debian.org/700758. Bcrypt is a cross platform file encryption utility. Encrypted files are portable across all supported operating systems and processors. In addition to encrypting your data, bcrypt will by default overwrite the original input file with random garbage three times before deleting it in order to thwart data recovery attempts by persons who may gain access to your computer. Bcrypt uses the blowfish encryption algorithm published by Bruce Schneier in
There are three methods to install bcrypt on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bcrypt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bcrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcrypt
Install bcrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bcrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcrypt
Install bcrypt 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 bcrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcrypt
How To Uninstall bcrypt on Debian 10
To uninstall only the bcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcrypt
Uninstall bcrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcrypt
Remove bcrypt Configurations and Data
To remove bcrypt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcrypt
Remove bcrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcrypt
Dependencies
bcrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcrypt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
