How To Install libscrypt-kdf1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt-kdf1 on Debian 12.
What is libscrypt-kdf1
libscrypt-kdf1 is:
A simple password-based encryption utility which demonstrates the scrypt key derivation function. On modern hardware and with default parameters, the cost of cracking the password on a file encrypted by scrypt enc is approximately 100 billion times more than the cost of cracking the same password on a file encrypted by openssl enc; this means that a five-character password using scrypt is stronger than a ten-character password using openssl.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libscrypt-kdf1 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libscrypt-kdf1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libscrypt-kdf1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscrypt-kdf1
Install libscrypt-kdf1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscrypt-kdf1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscrypt-kdf1
Install libscrypt-kdf1 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 libscrypt-kdf1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscrypt-kdf1
How To Uninstall libscrypt-kdf1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libscrypt-kdf1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscrypt-kdf1
Uninstall libscrypt-kdf1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscrypt-kdf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscrypt-kdf1
Remove libscrypt-kdf1 Configurations and Data
To remove libscrypt-kdf1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscrypt-kdf1
Remove libscrypt-kdf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscrypt-kdf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscrypt-kdf1
Dependencies
libscrypt-kdf1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt-kdf1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
