Install libpolarssl-dev on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libpolarssl-dev

Learn how to install libpolarssl-dev with the command sudo apt-get install libpolarssl-dev on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of libpolarssl-dev:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: libpolarssl-dev

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install libpolarssl-dev

Package Details

Package:libpolarssl-dev
Version:1.1.0-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://polarssl.org
Description:lightweight crypto and SSL/TLS library PolarSSL is a fork of the abandonned project XySSL. It is a lean crypto library providing SSL and TLS support in your programs. It features: - AES, Triple-DES, DES, ARC4, Camellia, XTEA - MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 - HAVEGE random number generator - RSA with PKCS#1 v1.5 padding - SSLv3 and TLSv1 client support - X.509 certificate and CRL reading . This package contains the static library and the header files. Homepage: http://polarssl.org
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/libdevel

How to install libpolarssl-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install libpolarssl-dev on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libpolarssl-dev

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If libpolarssl-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libpolarssl-dev' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libpolarssl-dev
Package `libpolarssl-dev' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing libpolarssl-dev:

After system update use the following command to install libpolarssl-dev:

sudo apt-get install libpolarssl-dev

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove libpolarssl-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libpolarssl-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the libpolarssl-dev following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  libpolarssl-dev

Following command is used to remove the libpolarssl-dev package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libpolarssl-dev

This will remove libpolarssl-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing libpolarssl-dev with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge libpolarssl-dev

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libpolarssl-dev

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libpolarssl-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.