How To Install libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libmcrypt-dev
libmcrypt-dev is:
libmcrypt is the library which implements all the algorithms and modes found in mcrypt.
libmcrypt supports the algorithms: BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, DES, TripleDES, 3-WAY, SAFER-sk64, SAFER-sk128, SAFER+, LOKI97, GOST, RC2, RC6, MARS, IDEA, RIJNDAEL-128, RIJNDAEL-192, SERPENT, RIJNDAEL-256, CAST-128 (known as CAST5), CAST-256, ARCFOUR, ENIGMA, PANAMA, XTEA and WAKE. Block algorithms can be used in: CBC, ECB, CFB and OFB (8 bit and n bit, where n is the size of the algorithm’s block length).
More information can be found at the libmcrypt homepage http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/ .
There are three methods to install libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmcrypt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmcrypt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmcrypt-devInstall libmcrypt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmcrypt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmcrypt-devInstall libmcrypt-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libmcrypt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmcrypt-devHow To Uninstall libmcrypt-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libmcrypt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmcrypt-devUninstall libmcrypt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmcrypt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmcrypt-devRemove libmcrypt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmcrypt-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmcrypt-devRemove libmcrypt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmcrypt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmcrypt-devDependencies
libmcrypt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcrypt-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
