How to Install and Uninstall android-libboringssl-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "android-libboringssl-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install android-libboringssl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "android-libboringssl-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall android-libboringssl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                android-libboringssl-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the android-libboringssl-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: android-libboringssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.1.0+r23-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: android-platform-external-boringssl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android Tools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1206
Depends: android-libboringssl (= 8.1.0+r23-2build1)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-external-boringssl/android-libboringssl-dev_8.1.0+r23-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 181388
MD5sum: a55459e7c8b34d866ef8997c07d81d01
SHA1: 7f991624096db91c886e537f0b617c65da3af9dc
SHA256: eb56d824abd3ed4d7e7bc9fcfcf3d9dae7b6a6f45c5b9d6b89539223d8d577ce
Homepage: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/boringssl
Description: Google's internal fork of OpenSSL for the Android SDK - devel
Description-md5: 6c3c7635ba7c1cd4c13747e9410ce82d