How To Install python-clang on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-clang on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-clang is Clang Python Bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-clang on Debian 10.

What is python-clang

python-clang is:

Clang project is a C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end based on the LLVM compiler. Its goal is to offer a replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).

Clang implements all of the ISO C++ 1998, 11 and 14 standards and also provides most of the support of C++17.

This binding package provides access to the Clang compiler and libraries.

There are three methods to install python-clang on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-clang Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-clang using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-clang

Install python-clang Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-clang

Install python-clang 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-clang

How To Uninstall python-clang on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-clang package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-clang

Uninstall python-clang And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-clang and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-clang

Remove python-clang Configurations and Data

To remove python-clang configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-clang

Remove python-clang configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-clang

Dependencies

python-clang have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-clang package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.