How to Install and Uninstall openssl Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "openssl" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install openssl on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openssl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openssl" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall openssl on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 openssl package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: openssl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2053
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15_amd64.deb
Size: 1185676
MD5sum: a2677ae81eed5af8c9801514669a2f34
SHA1: dc3b76bab9b6662388c004b164147e14207436f5
SHA256: 5a021ebec252b23ba5832adb4c1cd495ed5ef3054fbdfa7e96609d86bf866e75
SHA512: 5927e45a537fefe2e2aeeb9f7639a98523193ed433e11c82970dffe94040895c439cac3ea59f419218647c48361ca4cd124461c97fd3b4f90712e1f52fa8bfbe
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: openssl
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 2050
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Conffiles:
/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf bbac4d4b5e77c1bcdb34a86c6330cacf
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team

Package: openssl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2049
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_3.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1186012
MD5sum: f202e5956de18501ac667830596ce332
SHA1: a210f91721eaaecf0dcf9de24ff869361e54cc70
SHA256: ade3df4e82f3e13b6f0248d06d0652646c39f4dbb97b2cf470d04fbec30acb2a
SHA512: 109cf3a597e59a154cdb258e5689925b60c3cdb87e37b41a26745b28244decab1a9cc28cff956c567a2c373729133ca2b433fed2d21dcc3260801b1a5fe292e7
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Task: minimal, server-minimal