How To Install libcryptsetup12 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup12 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcryptsetup12
libcryptsetup12 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 libcryptsetup12 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 libcryptsetup12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcryptsetup12
Install libcryptsetup12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcryptsetup12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcryptsetup12
Install libcryptsetup12 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 libcryptsetup12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcryptsetup12
How To Uninstall libcryptsetup12 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcryptsetup12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcryptsetup12
Uninstall libcryptsetup12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcryptsetup12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcryptsetup12
Remove libcryptsetup12 Configurations and Data
To remove libcryptsetup12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcryptsetup12
Remove libcryptsetup12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcryptsetup12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcryptsetup12
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcryptsetup12 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
