How To Install shiboken-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. shiboken-doc is CPython bindings generator for C++ libraries documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is shiboken-doc

shiboken-doc is:

Shiboken 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.

Shiboken is the binding generator used to create the PySide bindings; this package contains its documentation.

There are three methods to install shiboken-doc 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 shiboken-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install shiboken-doc

Install shiboken-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install shiboken-doc

Install shiboken-doc 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 shiboken-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shiboken-doc

How To Uninstall shiboken-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the shiboken-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shiboken-doc

Uninstall shiboken-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shiboken-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shiboken-doc

Remove shiboken-doc Configurations and Data

To remove shiboken-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shiboken-doc

Remove shiboken-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shiboken-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.