How To Install python2.7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python2.7-dev
python2.7-dev is:
Header files, a static library and development tools for building Python (v2.7) modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python (v2.7) in applications.
Maintainers of Python packages should read README.maintainers.
Package: python2.7-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.7.18~rc1-2 Multi-Arch: allowed Priority: optional Section: universe/python Source: python2.7 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 294 Depends: python2.7 (= 2.7.18~rc1-2), libpython2.7-dev (= 2.7.18~rc1-2), libpython2.7 (= 2.7.18~rc1-2), libexpat1-dev Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev Replaces: python2.7 (« 2.7-3) Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/python2.7-dev_2.7.18~rc1-2_amd64.deb Size: 287040 MD5sum: 0d6d40c67fbbcee741f4146c7631664c SHA1: 5f38cd15f3417bd183b6a8305177d95c62a03c53 SHA256: 5a6505fc3340ec2c7cad02a8d258f1b78d9ed2e1be7da5e7a01cc0ada2b61265 Description-en: Header files and a static library for Python (v2.7) Header files, a static library and development tools for building Python (v2.7) modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python (v2.7) in applications.
Maintainers of Python packages should read README.maintainers.
There are three methods to install python2.7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python2.7-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 python2.7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python2.7-dev
Install python2.7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python2.7-dev
Install python2.7-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 python2.7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python2.7-dev
How To Uninstall python2.7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python2.7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python2.7-dev
Uninstall python2.7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python2.7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2.7-dev
Remove python2.7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove python2.7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python2.7-dev
Remove python2.7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python2.7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2.7-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
