How to Install and Uninstall openssl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "openssl" package

This guide let you learn how to install openssl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openssl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openssl" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall openssl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                openssl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openssl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: openssl
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.19
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 934
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2g)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.19_amd64.deb
Size: 492328
MD5sum: ac1dc1f0df93f3caaa6f38c409b64fab
SHA1: 35476713cd61abd75e769f98ede89ddc2b41fbc3
SHA256: aaf58ca71387e7ade83d4c30a046c68cb1354a0bce5c18181ff01ef72d285a74
SHA512: d96773566105563249bf4f79ac64743257910fe555fcb72c16444492afc60c112f550d67424481f8efbb7da477134d476bf6ca7ffef1dbc5468494f3c3f5c1c1
Description-en: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL
and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the
Internet.
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It contains the general-purpose command line binary /usr/bin/openssl,
useful for cryptographic operations such as:
* creating RSA, DH, and DSA key parameters;
* creating X.509 certificates, CSRs, and CRLs;
* calculating message digests;
* encrypting and decrypting with ciphers;
* testing SSL/TLS clients and servers;
* handling S/MIME signed or encrypted mail.
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: openssl
Priority: standard
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 934
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OpenSSL Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.2g)
Suggests: ca-certificates
Filename: pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_1.0.2g-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 492190
MD5sum: 8280148dc2991da94be5810ad4d91552
SHA1: b5326f27aae83c303ff934121dede47d9fce7c76
SHA256: e897ffc8d84b0d436baca5dbd684a85146ffa78d3f2d15093779d3f5a8189690
Description-en: Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
This package is part of the OpenSSL project's implementation of the SSL
and TLS cryptographic protocols for secure communication over the
Internet.
.
It contains the general-purpose command line binary /usr/bin/openssl,
useful for cryptographic operations such as:
* creating RSA, DH, and DSA key parameters;
* creating X.509 certificates, CSRs, and CRLs;
* calculating message digests;
* encrypting and decrypting with ciphers;
* testing SSL/TLS clients and servers;
* handling S/MIME signed or encrypted mail.
Description-md5: 9b6de2bb6e1d9016aeb0f00bcf6617bd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: standard, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk