How To Install libtwofish0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtwofish0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libtwofish0 is Niels Fergusons Twofish cryptographic library – runtime package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtwofish0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtwofish0

libtwofish0 is:

This package contains the runtime shared library of the Twofish cryptographic algorithm. This shared library might be called experimental, since the original author Niels Ferguson has cancelled maintenance, the source being in the public domain.

Runtime library. See also libtwofish-dev.

There are three methods to install libtwofish0 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 libtwofish0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtwofish0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtwofish0

Install libtwofish0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtwofish0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtwofish0

Install libtwofish0 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 libtwofish0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtwofish0

How To Uninstall libtwofish0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libtwofish0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtwofish0

Uninstall libtwofish0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtwofish0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtwofish0

Remove libtwofish0 Configurations and Data

To remove libtwofish0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtwofish0

Remove libtwofish0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtwofish0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtwofish0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtwofish0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.