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How To Uninstall libboost-dev On Debian 8
To uninstall libboost-dev just follow these instructions.
Are you having problems? You can always add libboost-devagain by following the instructions at this link.
Uninstall just libboost-dev
http://installion.co.uk/debian/jessie/main/l/libboost-dev/uninstall/index.htmlBoost C++ Libraries development files (default version)Debian 8.0libdevel1.55.0.2sudo apt-get remove libboost-dev
This will remove just the libboost-dev package itself.
Uninstall libboost-dev and its dependencies
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libboost-dev
This will remove the libboost-dev package and any other dependant packages which are no longer needed.
Purging your config/data too
If you also want to delete your local/config files for libboost-dev then this will work.
Caution! Purged config/data can not be restored by reinstalling the package.
sudo apt-get purge libboost-dev
Or similarly, like this libboost-dev
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libboost-dev
Package Data
| Package | libboost-dev |
| Version | 1.55.0.2 |
| Maintainer | Debian Boost Team <pkg-boost-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> |
| Home page | http://www.boost.org/ |
| Description | Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version) |
| Distro | debian |
| Release | jessie |
| Repo | main |
| Section | libdevel |