How To Install python-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev on Debian 10.
What is python-dev
python-dev is:
Header files, a static library and development tools for building Python2 modules, extending the Python2 interpreter or embedding Python2 in applications.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s Python2 version (currently v2.7).
There are three methods to install python-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 python-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 python-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dev
Install python-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dev
Install python-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 python-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dev
How To Uninstall python-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dev
Uninstall python-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dev
Remove python-dev Configurations and Data
To remove python-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dev
Remove python-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dev
Dependencies
python-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.