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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install nettle-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 "nettle-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall nettle-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nettle-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: nettle-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.7.3-1build2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: nettle
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Magnus Holmgren
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2804
Depends: libnettle8 (= 3.7.3-1build2), libhogweed6 (= 3.7.3-1build2), libgmp-dev, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Conflicts: libnettle-dev
Replaces: libnettle-dev
Filename: pool/main/n/nettle/nettle-dev_3.7.3-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 1135160
MD5sum: 4bec23f1b59f0706b42c6194a954e3ff
SHA1: 767c05287b54c644e0955d4c7c741a5d5c1eb62c
SHA256: db777cdf399dfce3206cfa15c2f8cfcab70c1aad82da546b5f0e3cb8211e515e
SHA512: 42d17330425b355fe6811c7c600a3ebcd2e2116c73a3042670414e5fe0ed8e636c4c58a438a461029ecd3dc8d14f39c62ad5211b9d814235b114985e55d632b4
Homepage: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/
Description: low level cryptographic library (development files)
Description-md5: 71d39c111aac4d3815d7606eac8b4fe3