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

Last updated: May 11,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libssl-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 "libssl-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libssl-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libssl-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15
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: 12099
Depends: libssl3 (= 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15_amd64.deb
Size: 2376294
MD5sum: eafa49a812f872b46143116eda8eae5a
SHA1: 42c450202ff02734e7826930654fb4253511d098
SHA256: 5b18afc6a6c5733cc6a1f8101e1aa9c8c598f18829a294037c274c025b3bd8bc
SHA512: 9edd72ac352d6f6c3935945132cdf1f5f3eb3d535570fbaa9b1eeb4cb219012060154363dfff914219a470823bd1b7acf9acf770dc13da8799a8864a2ece3f86
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe

Package: libssl-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1
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: 12081
Depends: libssl3 (= 3.0.2-0ubuntu1)
Suggests: libssl-doc
Conflicts: libssl1.0-dev
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_3.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2371838
MD5sum: a3a0deea133ddd2ff4255bfc30ed4290
SHA1: 867b95836d3b065aecb5e2f92493a2f012b4fa58
SHA256: f3671a9f01aa92928db200b3d28f1acb782366882fe318a940649bd02363ceb6
SHA512: 4cb4dbde35bae8f0501014b6d078f1dabae190e448085078914f1fb826e589556f309bed667aa0fae64fcb7fe9ace4fceb40dc7c4746dfd365ac32056f1e3351
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
Description-md5: 27044468897c45b271f879c7c6e135fe