How to Install and Uninstall libsecp256k1-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libsecp256k1-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libsecp256k1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libsecp256k1-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libsecp256k1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libsecp256k1-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsecp256k1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libsecp256k1-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1~20170810-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: libsecp256k1
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bitcoin Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 205
Depends: libsecp256k1-0 (= 0.1~20170810-1), libgmp-dev
Filename: pool/universe/libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-dev_0.1~20170810-1_amd64.deb
Size: 108040
MD5sum: 4e2eb51ad9b3da222611d2d675204698
SHA1: c0af20fc91d54a587a576c889bf1b0ebdf125563
SHA256: 07b90149bfa15b266abc6e505076fc70befd258bbef13b126fcd988eb642acd1
Homepage: https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1
Description: library for EC operations on curve secp256k1 - development headers
Description-md5: 75da02aa6aa4d516a8ce1c2956b4c464