How To Install shiboken2-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken2-doc on Ubuntu 20.04. shiboken2-doc is CPython bindings generator for C++ libraries (common documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken2-doc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is shiboken2-doc

shiboken2-doc 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 contains the common documentation.

There are three methods to install shiboken2-doc 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 shiboken2-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 shiboken2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install shiboken2-doc

Install shiboken2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shiboken2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shiboken2-doc

Install shiboken2-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 shiboken2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shiboken2-doc

How To Uninstall shiboken2-doc on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the shiboken2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shiboken2-doc

Uninstall shiboken2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shiboken2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shiboken2-doc

Remove shiboken2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove shiboken2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shiboken2-doc

Remove shiboken2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shiboken2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shiboken2-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken2-doc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.