How To Install python-cxx-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cxx-dev on Debian 9. python-cxx-dev is Set of facilities to extend Python with C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cxx-dev on Debian 9.

What is python-cxx-dev

python-cxx-dev is:

PyCXX is a set of C++ facilities to make it easier to write Python3 extensions. The main advantage is that it greatly increases the probability that your program will not make a reference-counting errors and will not have to continually check error returns from the Python C API.

This package contains the Python headers and sources.

There are three methods to install python-cxx-dev on Debian 9. 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-cxx-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 python-cxx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-cxx-dev

Install python-cxx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cxx-dev

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cxx-dev

How To Uninstall python-cxx-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cxx-dev

Uninstall python-cxx-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-cxx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cxx-dev

Remove python-cxx-dev Configurations and Data

To remove python-cxx-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cxx-dev

Remove python-cxx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cxx-dev

Dependencies

python-cxx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cxx-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.