How to Install and Uninstall libnss3-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "libnss3-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libnss3-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libnss3-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libnss3-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libnss3-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libnss3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libnss3-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libnss3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:3.61-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: nss
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of Mozilla-related packages
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1444
Depends: libnss3 (= 2:3.61-1ubuntu2), libnspr4-dev (>= 4.6.6-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/nss/libnss3-dev_3.61-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 240952
MD5sum: 7c447a161ff7f295f3fb0fb0522346a9
SHA1: cf44ca20335db1911e988f48ce21e698d2ebce4a
SHA256: 3da2445e85a6f2836a35c4acf9b166359780c22c8070e20353b1c9ffca46422b
SHA512: 1f90223150565c8c03f8a411afef34e439ed193e8f94332c8d1620db21a0497ffdcf6527d3980f42a1e3611dd3eaaa2543c10098c938fa35fe2125bdab6fdd64
Homepage: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
Description-en: Development files for the Network Security Service libraries
This is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development
of security-enabled client and server applications. It can support SSLv2
and v4, TLS, PKCS #5, #7, #11, #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates and
other security standards.
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Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using the
Network Security Service Libraries.
Description-md5: 04c0a8f989d299406710231d2a99043d