How To Install libxcrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxcrypt-dev
libxcrypt-dev is:
libxcrypt is a replacement for libcrypt, which comes with the GNU C Library. It supports, beside DES crypt and MD5, passwords with blowfish encryption.
This package contains the header files and static libraries, which are necessary to develop your own software using libxcrypt.
There are three methods to install libxcrypt-dev 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 libxcrypt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcrypt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxcrypt-dev
Install libxcrypt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxcrypt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxcrypt-dev
Install libxcrypt-dev 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 libxcrypt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxcrypt-dev
How To Uninstall libxcrypt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxcrypt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxcrypt-dev
Uninstall libxcrypt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxcrypt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxcrypt-dev
Remove libxcrypt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxcrypt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxcrypt-dev
Remove libxcrypt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxcrypt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxcrypt-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
