How To Install libzulucrypt-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzulucrypt-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04. libzulucrypt-plugins is collection of plugins for zulucrypt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzulucrypt-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libzulucrypt-plugins

libzulucrypt-plugins is:

zulucrypt is a suite of applications for creating and managing volumes encrypted with luks, plain, truecrypt and veracrypt.

Collection of plugins that increase the functionality of zulucrypt.

Included plugins are: generic_header gpg hmac keydialog-qt keykeyfile keyring luks steghide tomb zuluCrypt-testKey

There are three methods to install libzulucrypt-plugins 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 libzulucrypt-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libzulucrypt-plugins

Install libzulucrypt-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libzulucrypt-plugins

Install libzulucrypt-plugins 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 libzulucrypt-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzulucrypt-plugins

How To Uninstall libzulucrypt-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libzulucrypt-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzulucrypt-plugins

Uninstall libzulucrypt-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzulucrypt-plugins

Remove libzulucrypt-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove libzulucrypt-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzulucrypt-plugins

Remove libzulucrypt-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzulucrypt-plugins

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Summary

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