libsoup2.4-dev software package provides HTTP library implementation in C -- Development files, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libsoup2.4-dev
libsoup2.4-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libsoup2.4-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libsoup2.4-dev *
You will get with libsoup2.4-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libsoup2.4-dev |
| Version | 2.44.2-1ubuntu2.1 [amd64, i386 |
| Description | HTTP library implementation in C -- Development files |
| Sub Section | libdevel |