How to Install and Uninstall libssl-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libssl-dev" package

Learn how to install libssl-dev on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libssl-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: libssl-dev
Source: openssl
Version: 3.1.5-1
Installed-Size: 13314
Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libssl3 (= 3.1.5-1)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Size: 2473616
SHA256: af9e702e1e2ccbc71d33a7dccd83c52ecef73836d1342896c5d3c2d5386d4754
SHA1: b37d31fdf17463db8abd526b9a2ff71305f79db3
MD5sum: 995a8c949a6653a6f11eea7a650dca9b
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL
and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the
Internet.
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It contains development libraries, header files, and manpages for libssl
and libcrypto.
Description-md5:
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_3.1.5-1_amd64.deb