How To Install libpython-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dev
on Debian 9.
What is libpython-dev
libpython-dev is:
Header files, a static library and development tools for building Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python in applications.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Python version (currently v2.7).
There are three methods to install libpython-dev
on Debian 9. 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-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-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython-dev
Install libpython-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython-dev
Install libpython-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-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython-dev
How To Uninstall libpython-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpython-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython-dev
Uninstall libpython-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-dev
Remove libpython-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpython-dev
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-dev
Remove libpython-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-dev
Dependencies
libpython-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-dev
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.