 <blockquote> <p>sudo apt-get install libcurl3-dev which to my understanding is a line for a Unix terminal. What is the equivalent command that I can run on Windows to achieve this?</p> </blockquote> <p>if you are looking for something similar like "apt-get", you could have a look at <a href="http://www.wuinstall.com" rel="nofollow">wuinstall</a> . it is for managing windows updates via command line, although it might not be applicable for your specific case, with a second party software.</p>