How To Install libpython3-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpython3-all-dev is package depending on all supported Python 3 development packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpython3-all-dev

libpython3-all-dev is:

The package currently depends on libpython3.6-dev, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python 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 Python 3 development packages.

There are three methods to install libpython3-all-dev 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 libpython3-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 libpython3-all-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython3-all-dev

Install libpython3-all-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-all-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpython3-all-dev

Install libpython3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-all-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython3-all-dev

How To Uninstall libpython3-all-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libpython3-all-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython3-all-dev

Uninstall libpython3-all-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython3-all-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython3-all-dev

Remove libpython3-all-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpython3-all-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython3-all-dev

Remove libpython3-all-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpython3-all-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython3-all-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-all-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.