How To Install php8.2-mcrypt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-mcrypt on Debian 12.
What is php8.2-mcrypt
php8.2-mcrypt is:
These functions provides bindings for the unmaintained libmcrypt library.
The extension is unbundled from php-src as of PHP 7.2.0, because the underlying libmcrypt has obviously been abandoned. It is recommended to reevaluate using this extension.
There are three methods to install php8.2-mcrypt 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 php8.2-mcrypt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-mcrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php8.2-mcrypt
Install php8.2-mcrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php8.2-mcrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php8.2-mcrypt
Install php8.2-mcrypt 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 php8.2-mcrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php8.2-mcrypt
How To Uninstall php8.2-mcrypt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php8.2-mcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php8.2-mcrypt
Uninstall php8.2-mcrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php8.2-mcrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.2-mcrypt
Remove php8.2-mcrypt Configurations and Data
To remove php8.2-mcrypt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php8.2-mcrypt
Remove php8.2-mcrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php8.2-mcrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.2-mcrypt
Dependencies
php8.2-mcrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.2-mcrypt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
