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Cannot install ruby because missing libssl1.0-dev and libssl-dev however cannot install them either

rvm install ruby-2.6.3 
Installing required packages: libssl-dev....
Error running 'requirements_debian_libs_install libssl-dev',
please read /home/swordfish/.rvm/log/1625810467_ruby-2.6.3/package_install_libssl-dev.log
Requirements installation failed with status: 100. 
I cannot simply install libssl-dev or libssl1.0-dev as when I do the same error pops up! How do I fix this? I am very close to just updating to ubuntu 20
ubunto 18.04
rvm -v 1.29.12
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I was attempting to modify a heroku app to use jemalloc for memory allocation. Along the way while attempting to install this gem into ruby on rails I modified my computers ssl packages. libssl-dev. As the original error was I needed to install it. I installed it then had the exact error of not having it on my system. I removed it to reinstall it and I get no change. Currently when I use ruby version manager (rvm) to install ruby I get this error:
ruby-2.2.0 - #removing rubies/ruby-2.2.0..
Searching for binary rubies, this might take some time.
Found remote file https://rvm_io.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/ubuntu/18.04/x86_64/ruby-2.2.0.tar.bz2
Checking requirements for ubuntu.
Installing requirements for ubuntu.
Updating system....
Installing required packages: libssl1.0-dev....
Error running 'requirements_debian_libs_install libssl1.0-dev',
please read /home/swordfish/.rvm/log/1625807135_ruby-2.2.0/package_install_libssl1.0-dev.log
Requirements installation failed with status: 100. 
One of the attempts to fix can be found here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/446691/in-ubuntu-13-04-cannot-install-libssl-dev
There are others I have attempted but they are just a variation of the above link
                full error:  Searching for binary rubies, this might take some time. Found remote file rvm_io.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/ubuntu/18.04/x86_64/… Checking requirements for ubuntu. Installing requirements for ubuntu. Updating systemswordfish password required for 'apt-get --quiet --yes update': ..- swordfish password required for 'apt-get --quiet --yes update': .. Installing required packages: libssl-dev Error running 'requirements_debian_libs_install libssl-dev', please read /.rvm/1_ruby/package_install_libssl-dev.log installation failed status:100
– Randy
                Jul 9, 2021 at 14:06
                I think I discovered the problem! which openssl >/home/user/miniconda3/bin/openssl bin which is where openssl is put was moved by miniconda3. This has to be it.
– Randy
                Jul 10, 2021 at 5:07
Not a true answer but a work around.
This was a complicated issue made even more complex with miniconda3. I installed that program for Machine Learning. This program inserted itself in the file path that rails was using for authentications. In the long run I just uninstalled miniconda3. Reinstalled WSL, and reinstalled Ubuntu to Ubuntu 20.04. Now I no longer have the issue with the deprecated libssl-dev as it's all brand new.
        
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