How To Install libpython-all-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpython-all-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpython-all-dev is package depending on all supported Python2 development packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dev on Debian 10.

What is libpython-all-dev

libpython-all-dev is:

The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dev, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python2 for a JVM) and ironpython (Python2 for Mono) may be added.

This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python2 development packages.

There are three methods to install libpython-all-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpython-all-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 libpython-all-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython-all-dev

Install libpython-all-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpython-all-dev

Install libpython-all-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 libpython-all-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython-all-dev

How To Uninstall libpython-all-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpython-all-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython-all-dev

Uninstall libpython-all-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython-all-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-all-dev

Remove libpython-all-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpython-all-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-all-dev

Remove libpython-all-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-all-dev

Dependencies

libpython-all-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.