How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libboost-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libboost-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libboost-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libboost-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libboost-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libboost-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libboost-dev
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.67.0.1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libboost1.67-dev
Suggests: libboost-doc
Description: Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version)
Description-md5: 23e3628070d625eef5ff7fefb04c01bd
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c++, devel::library, implemented-in::c++, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-dev_1.67.0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3864
MD5sum: 3fab793a55d836a9688af5c0d878f60b
SHA256: 28a7834bbdb4c1feef52063dcec81e3b69437946d1852506d81b34c8ab0bafd5