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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "libssl-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libssl-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 "libssl-dev" package

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


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

Package: libssl-dev
Source: openssl
Version: 1.1.1n-0+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 7922
Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1n-0+deb10u3)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Multi-Arch: same
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1n-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 1807600
MD5sum: 7d7e26facd5855b3119eb5f7e34d1472
SHA256: 9414e95c2bfbc5b3252b832da7ffdeefaf014ae7cd72902353077c35fdaa6e68

Package: libssl-dev
Source: openssl
Version: 1.1.1n-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 7922
Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1n-0+deb10u1)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::TODO, implemented-in::c,
protocol::ssl, role::devel-lib, security::cryptography
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1n-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1807500
MD5sum: a5b36850e5c3dfc97947cf6945b4cb45
SHA256: 91cd6f562e5a58ed36addc45121ec71d3f0e405f9999c7b75892cc2d50592f66