How to Install and Uninstall libssl-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libssl-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libssl-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libssl-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.1l-1ubuntu1
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: 7735
Depends: libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1l-1ubuntu1)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1l-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1731404
MD5sum: 08043f87dbf201ba229f2ecf6b5b317a
SHA1: 106f4b216561be2198be06c392131edfc524648f
SHA256: ea0e5ae958b41cca0b391a34f92459263e5ec46cd697ce9f0e63562f2d85f013
SHA512: 2d8a4e192d3374bc968399e2deae299470c8d61fcd282f6dfdd66234a94423ff9df6e265c507918e89f279c090e86d467b4e028d25efec0624fe1af90ed7e3c8
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description-en: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL
and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the
Internet.
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It contains development libraries, header files, and manpages for libssl
and libcrypto.
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe