How To Install libpyside-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpyside-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpyside-dev
libpyside-dev is:
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This package provides the development headers for the libpyside library.
There are three methods to install libpyside-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpyside-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpyside-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpyside-dev
Install libpyside-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpyside-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpyside-dev
Install libpyside-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpyside-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpyside-dev
How To Uninstall libpyside-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpyside-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpyside-dev
Uninstall libpyside-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpyside-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpyside-dev
Remove libpyside-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpyside-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpyside-dev
Remove libpyside-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpyside-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpyside-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpyside-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
