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OpenSSL missing during ./configure. How to fix?

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Mar 15, 2026320341 views
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I was trying to install node.js and found OpenSSL support missing during . How can I fix it? Is it a mandatory step? Would the option fix the problem?

Error Output

# ./configure

Checking for gcc                         : ok
Checking for library dl                  : not found
Checking for openssl                     : not found
Checking for function SSL_library_init   : not found
Checking for header openssl/crypto.h     : not found
/home/ec2-user/node-v0.6.6…

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Yes, it's a mandatory step. You cannot remove OpenSSL from a program uses it, the same way you couldn't remove random engine parts from a car. The OpenSSL library is usually already installed, but you have to install the header files. Depending on your Linux distribution, you'll need these packages: Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS - Debian, Ubuntu - Arch - Technically one could replace OpenSSL with, say, NSS, but that's not the point here.

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