How to Install and Uninstall libboost-dev Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libboost-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libboost-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libboost-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libboost-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-dev package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

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, edubuntu-desktop-gnome