How To Install libshiboken2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshiboken2-dev on Kali Linux. libshiboken2-dev is CPython bindings generator for C++ libraries (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshiboken2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libshiboken2-dev

libshiboken2-dev is:

Shiboken2 is a bindings generator for C++ libraries that outputs CPython source code. It collects information from library headers, and then merges modifications and handwritten code defined in the typesystem description.

Shiboken2 is the binding generator used to create the PySide2 bindings.

This package provides the development headers for the libshiboken2 library.

There are three methods to install libshiboken2-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libshiboken2-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 libshiboken2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshiboken2-dev

Install libshiboken2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshiboken2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshiboken2-dev

Install libshiboken2-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libshiboken2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshiboken2-dev

How To Uninstall libshiboken2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshiboken2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshiboken2-dev

Uninstall libshiboken2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshiboken2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshiboken2-dev

Remove libshiboken2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libshiboken2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshiboken2-dev

Remove libshiboken2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshiboken2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshiboken2-dev

Dependencies

libshiboken2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshiboken2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.