How To Install libpython3-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-dev on Debian 9.
What is libpython3-dev
libpython3-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 3 version (currently v3.5).
There are three methods to install libpython3-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 libpython3-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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython3-dev
Install libpython3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython3-dev
Install libpython3-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 libpython3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython3-dev
How To Uninstall libpython3-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpython3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython3-dev
Uninstall libpython3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython3-dev
Remove libpython3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpython3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython3-dev
Remove libpython3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython3-dev
Dependencies
libpython3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.