How To Install libcrypto++-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcrypto++-dev
libcrypto++-dev is:
Crypto++ is library for creating C++ programs which use cryptographic algorithms. The library uses a Pipes & Filters architecture with heavy use of templates and abstract base classes. The cryptographic tools include:
- Authenticated encryption schemes (GCM, CCM, EAX),
- High speed stream ciphers (Panama, Sosemanuk, Salsa20, XSalsa20),
- AES and candidates (Rijndael, RC6, MARS, Twofish, Serpent, CAST-256),
- Other symmetric block ciphers (IDEA, Triple-DES, Camellia, SEED, RC5, Blowfish, TEA, XTEA, Skipjack, SHACAL-2),
- Block cipher modes of operation (ECB, CBC, CTS, CFB, OFB, CTR),
- Message authentication codes (VMAC, HMAC, CMAC, CBC-MAC, DMAC, Two-Track-MAC),
- Hash functions (SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, Tiger, WHIRLPOOL, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-256, RIPEMD-160, RIPEMD-320),
- Public-key cryptography (RSA, DSA, ElGamal, NR, RW, LUC, LUCELG, DLIES, ESIGN),
- Padding schemes for public-key systems (PKCS#1, OAEP, PSS, PSSR, EMSA2, EMSA5),
- Key agreement schemes (DH, MQV, LUCDIF, XTR-DH),
- Elliptic curve cryptography (ECDSA, ECNR, ECIES, ECDH, ECMQV),
- Backwards compatibility algorithms (MD2, MD4, MD5, Panama Hash, DES, ARC4, SEAL 3.0, WAKE, WAKE-OFB, DESX, RC2, SAFER, 3-WAY, GOST, SHARK, CAST-128, Square),
- Pseudo-random number generators, and a whole lot more. Alternative libraries are libgcrypt and nettle.
This package contains the header files needed for developing using the Crypto++ class library and the static library with libtool supoport.
There are three methods to install libcrypto++-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcrypto++-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 libcrypto++-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcrypto++-dev
Install libcrypto++-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcrypto++-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcrypto++-dev
Install libcrypto++-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 libcrypto++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcrypto++-dev
How To Uninstall libcrypto++-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcrypto++-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcrypto++-dev
Uninstall libcrypto++-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcrypto++-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcrypto++-dev
Remove libcrypto++-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcrypto++-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcrypto++-dev
Remove libcrypto++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcrypto++-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcrypto++-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcrypto++-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
