How to Install and Uninstall openssl Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the openssl 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 "openssl" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install openssl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "openssl" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall openssl on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openssl package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: openssl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2053
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15_amd64.deb
Size: 1185676
MD5sum: a2677ae81eed5af8c9801514669a2f34
SHA1: dc3b76bab9b6662388c004b164147e14207436f5
SHA256: 5a021ebec252b23ba5832adb4c1cd495ed5ef3054fbdfa7e96609d86bf866e75
SHA512: 5927e45a537fefe2e2aeeb9f7639a98523193ed433e11c82970dffe94040895c439cac3ea59f419218647c48361ca4cd124461c97fd3b4f90712e1f52fa8bfbe
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: openssl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2049
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_3.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1186012
MD5sum: f202e5956de18501ac667830596ce332
SHA1: a210f91721eaaecf0dcf9de24ff869361e54cc70
SHA256: ade3df4e82f3e13b6f0248d06d0652646c39f4dbb97b2cf470d04fbec30acb2a
SHA512: 109cf3a597e59a154cdb258e5689925b60c3cdb87e37b41a26745b28244decab1a9cc28cff956c567a2c373729133ca2b433fed2d21dcc3260801b1a5fe292e7
Homepage: https://www.openssl.org/
Description: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Task: minimal, server-minimal