How To Install cryptsetup on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup on Debian 10.
What is cryptsetup
cryptsetup is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the cryptsetup-run and cryptsetup-initramfs packages. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install cryptsetup 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 cryptsetup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptsetup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cryptsetup
Install cryptsetup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cryptsetup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cryptsetup
Install cryptsetup 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 cryptsetup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cryptsetup
How To Uninstall cryptsetup on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cryptsetup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cryptsetup
Uninstall cryptsetup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cryptsetup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cryptsetup
Remove cryptsetup Configurations and Data
To remove cryptsetup configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cryptsetup
Remove cryptsetup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cryptsetup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cryptsetup
Dependencies
cryptsetup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
