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Quick installation of libssl-dev:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: libssl-dev
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
Package Details | |
| Package: | libssl-dev |
| Version: | 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.36 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | SSL development libraries, header files and documentation libssl and libcrypto development libraries, header files and manpages. . It is part of the OpenSSL implementation of SSL. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | libdevel |
How to install libssl-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
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 libssl-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libssl-dev' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libssl-dev Package `libssl-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 libssl-dev:
After system update use the following command to install libssl-dev:
sudo apt-get install libssl-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 libssl-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libssl-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 libssl-dev following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove libssl-dev
Following command is used to remove the libssl-dev package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libssl-dev
This will remove libssl-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing libssl-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 libssl-dev
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libssl-dev
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libssl-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
