How To Install libboost-python1.74-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libboost-python1.74-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libboost-python1.74-dev is Boost.Python Library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-python1.74-dev on Debian 12.

What is libboost-python1.74-dev

libboost-python1.74-dev is:

This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.

The Boost Python Library is used to quickly and easily export a C++ library to Python such that the Python interface is very similar to the C++ interface. It is designed to be minimally intrusive on your C++ design. In most cases, you should not have to alter your C++ classes in any way in order to use them with Boost.Python. The system should simply “reflect” your C++ classes and functions into Python. The major features of Boost.Python include support for: Subclassing extension types in Python, Overriding virtual functions in Python, Member function Overloading, Automatic wrapping of numeric operators among others.

This package allows development of a Python interface for all current versions of Python in Debian. Code using this library will need also one of the Python development packages.

There are three methods to install libboost-python1.74-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libboost-python1.74-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 libboost-python1.74-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-python1.74-dev

Install libboost-python1.74-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-python1.74-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost-python1.74-dev

Install libboost-python1.74-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 libboost-python1.74-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-python1.74-dev

How To Uninstall libboost-python1.74-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libboost-python1.74-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-python1.74-dev

Uninstall libboost-python1.74-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost-python1.74-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-python1.74-dev

Remove libboost-python1.74-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libboost-python1.74-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-python1.74-dev

Remove libboost-python1.74-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost-python1.74-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-python1.74-dev

Dependencies

libboost-python1.74-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-python1.74-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.