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

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libboost-thread-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-thread-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libboost-thread-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: libboost-thread-dev
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.74.0.3
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libboost-thread1.74-dev
Description: portable C++ multi-threading (default version)
Description-md5: 8801449b2df875522a0f212cb529d3c6
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_1.74.0.3_amd64.deb
Size: 4356
MD5sum: 07f4bc04a53920d009acb272baecde28
SHA256: 1b6188768ee23131ada22a18dcbb2f6a0174bd34d7ca43a39b7fe3e660b7a697