How To Install libargon2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libargon2-0
libargon2-0 is:
Argon2 is a password-hashing function that can be used to hash passwords for credential storage, key derivation, or other applications.
There are two main versions of Argon2: Argon2i and Argon2d. Argon2i is the safest against side-channel attacks, while Argon2d provides the highest resistance against GPU cracking attacks.
Argon2i and Argon2d are parametrized by:
- A time cost, which defines the amount of computation realized and therefore the execution time, given in number of iterations
- A memory cost, which defines the memory usage, given in kibibytes
- A parallelism degree, which defines the number of parallel threads
This package includes the dynamic library against which programs are linked.
There are three methods to install libargon2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libargon2-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libargon2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libargon2-0
Install libargon2-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libargon2-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libargon2-0
Install libargon2-0 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 libargon2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libargon2-0
How To Uninstall libargon2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libargon2-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libargon2-0
Uninstall libargon2-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libargon2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libargon2-0
Remove libargon2-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libargon2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libargon2-0
Remove libargon2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libargon2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libargon2-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
