How To Install ccrypt on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ccrypt on Debian 11.
What is ccrypt
ccrypt is:
ccrypt is a utility for encrypting and decrypting files and streams. It was designed as a replacement for the standard unix crypt utility, which is notorious for using a very weak encryption algorithm. ccrypt is based on the Rijndael cipher, which is the U.S. government’s chosen candidate for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES, see http://www.nist.gov/aes). This cipher is believed to provide very strong security.
There are three methods to install ccrypt on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ccrypt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ccrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ccrypt
Install ccrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ccrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ccrypt
Install ccrypt 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 ccrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ccrypt
How To Uninstall ccrypt on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ccrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ccrypt
Uninstall ccrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ccrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ccrypt
Remove ccrypt Configurations and Data
To remove ccrypt configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ccrypt
Remove ccrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ccrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ccrypt
Dependencies
ccrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ccrypt package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.