How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libboost-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libboost-dev" package

Learn how to install libboost-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libboost-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libboost-dev
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libboost-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.74.0.3ubuntu7
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: libboost1.74-dev
Suggests: libboost-doc
Breaks: libleatherman-dev (<< 1.12.1+dfsg-1.1~)
Filename: pool/main/b/boost-defaults/libboost-dev_1.74.0.3ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 3490
MD5sum: 68edd139d4e1eab53d2cf11162144101
SHA1: 32ed98c5e4decedfd2b9d0be4c41b61a999954f5
SHA256: 580eed276638d71a707d615e46747543807028545f433ea323c14b6ed30e0eca
SHA512: 81aed2163c5e35a9b9d3f281daa6575af2009a38ce923a3b667a2a22afa65c4faf791fcdfd2f76b7aac102d740a35a64a617669e948803fe4154c0ac1f3676b8
Homepage: https://www.boost.org/
Description: Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version)
Description-md5: 6fad19f7e21fba218e46deda0c38fe9f
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing