How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "libboost-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libboost-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libboost-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libboost-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-dev package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: libboost-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.71.0.0ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: boost-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 11
Depends: libboost1.71-dev
Suggests: libboost-doc
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-dev_1.71.0.0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 3504
MD5sum: 8f1447007551803cc995d32c566bd257
SHA1: dafacea960d8e67f8d36c7e1178832ac8365992b
SHA256: faf2465efb8dc4b1f0886b837b65a0d68b2aff15728a617b897a9ec5c6546be2
SHA512: 139dfc8464845cdd7f29b8f65a6a34713b23feef3bc8a3e39a9a53a7665d3a6f929748ab74d92436d846ed2b961a17dbf683edf8b4aa4ff903c2c9a077cf9179
Homepage: https://www.boost.org/
Description-en: Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version)
The Boost web site provides free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source
libraries. The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++
Standard Library. One goal is to establish "existing practice" and
provide reference implementations so that the Boost libraries are
suitable for eventual standardization. Some of the libraries have
already been proposed for inclusion in the C++ Standards Committee's
upcoming C++ Standard Library Technical Report.
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This package provides headers for all Boost libraries.
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Extended precision arithmetic package libmpfrc++-dev or libntl-dev is
required to use the Boost.Multiprecision wrapping of the respective
library.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Boost version (currently 1.71).
Description-md5: b306691b038ee39323c96e0d2c00e450