How To Install libshiboken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshiboken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libshiboken-dev
libshiboken-dev is:
Shiboken is a bindings generator for C++ libraries that outputs CPython source code. It collects information from library headers, and then merges modifications and handwritten code defined in the typesystem description.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libshiboken-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 libshiboken-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 libshiboken-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshiboken-dev
Install libshiboken-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libshiboken-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshiboken-dev
Install libshiboken-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 libshiboken-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshiboken-dev
How To Uninstall libshiboken-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libshiboken-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshiboken-dev
Uninstall libshiboken-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshiboken-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshiboken-dev
Remove libshiboken-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libshiboken-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshiboken-dev
Remove libshiboken-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshiboken-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshiboken-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshiboken-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
