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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libboost-thread-dev" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libboost-thread-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: libboost-thread-dev
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.67.0.1
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libboost-thread1.67-dev
Description: portable C++ multi-threading (default version)
Description-md5: 7c60c860ba9f408fd15b3ce098d1a943
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/libs/thread/
Tag: devel::lang:c++, devel::library, implemented-in::c++, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-thread-dev_1.67.0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 3672
MD5sum: fb3b0f1e4b70da1cb3cc04f768254ab4
SHA256: 19077f325deb9d2935fee9a06a8062aa72ea6770a6502eccca0125bbe24965c0