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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libssl-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libssl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 tutorial shows how to uninstall libssl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.20
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: openssl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7669
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.20)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.20_amd64.deb
Size: 1567848
MD5sum: e91d94d44f61ee2d3e77cc3f2639adb6
SHA1: ec8285d1272ebdbac5a4778df6c9c03d852459a0
SHA256: 50e29ed0229accea21ea3c27c7e284cddedd5ffe72ed795f66a62c8525262514
SHA512: 67971893bf0ff968fa382776c4c467f107d56e5df15b26e65ec6a54bedd8007f1991694d5f7d15292fee97d359c7b017c071ed9f2a97ba2cdf47daf85306f794
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe
Supported: 5y

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.0g-2ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: openssl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6702
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.0g-2ubuntu4)
Recommends: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 1372332
MD5sum: eebbc39cbab2007fd079862e1a562d6d
SHA1: 5e3c018d553277352dbc2afc8d2a22b93df120f0
SHA256: aac1e45369bc2a08261b99e825e057fe86aaa389f4961a9931ea113f091c49c0
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe
Supported: 5y