# Trying to install CMake 3.17.3 on Ubuntu
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [June 19, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415 "2020-06-19T20:15:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@PaulGureghian](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/PaulGureghian)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415/1 "2020-06-19T20:15:43Z")
my system is Ubuntu 20 on WSL and up to date.
[screenshots](https://imgur.com/a/Pi5t9OL)
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### Author:  [@kyle.edwards](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/kyle.edwards)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415/2 "2020-06-19T20:20:35Z")
You need to install `libssl-dev`:
```auto
$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
```
Alternatively, since you’re using Ubuntu, you can try our Ubuntu builds at [https://apt.kitware.com/](https://apt.kitware.com/).
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### Author:  [@PaulGureghian](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/PaulGureghian)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415/3 "2020-06-19T20:35:16Z")
Thanks. I’ll try this. is it different form the steps I took to install openssl ?
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### Author:  [@PaulGureghian](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/PaulGureghian)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/trying-to-install-cmake-3-17-3-on-ubuntu/1415/4 "2020-06-19T20:50:54Z")
This worked. thanks.