How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dev Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libboost-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "libboost-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libboost-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libboost-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-dev package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libboost-dev
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.74.0.3
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libboost1.74-dev
Suggests: libboost-doc
Description: Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version)
Description-md5: 6fad19f7e21fba218e46deda0c38fe9f
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://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_1.74.0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 4548
MD5sum: 4849ddae8291b7a27f8d2711bbf5f1be
SHA256: dd0350aacf31110625f37e384a2309ebcfeeca6e8453352e43b7cb62fb0f41dc