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

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libssl-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libssl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libssl-dev

2. Uninstall "libssl-dev" package

Learn how to uninstall libssl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove libssl-dev $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libssl-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.21
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: 7824
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.21)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.21_amd64.deb
Size: 1584536
MD5sum: 361ee34d08d48d28e4cb2ee19a66787e
SHA1: 76dc1b5d89ab7978882437fe2aa8677d940b2a7a
SHA256: 40102b3f1aeead871ff2a62ab2ee0c0520be9dad1daa1cf57ff8533bc8eff7b4
SHA512: 5b9b35980697c7a151529e3b76fedfd3336a0ae1d99d0bf26d653fc37fb248ce7a3a031375f23f65e462c2b25f498ee74ab3437b8df8888ed2396c7c827abf0a
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2
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: 7817
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1581824
MD5sum: 1cf36f95f856b7c37741f890b2d5d4b1
SHA1: d20b1b280467409f6524088d788ef9ddb74c3e1f
SHA256: d053feaaf2a2b55a23bb8e068b868ea0aa5c6a5ae41267228b25fc18a234cdba
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe