How To Install python-egenix-mx-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-egenix-mx-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. python-egenix-mx-base-dev is development files for the egenix-mx-base distribution

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-egenix-mx-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-egenix-mx-base-dev

python-egenix-mx-base-dev is:

This package contains the C header files needed to build C Python modules based on the egenix-mx-base modules. It contains no other functionality.

There are three methods to install python-egenix-mx-base-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 python-egenix-mx-base-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-egenix-mx-base-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-egenix-mx-base-dev

Install python-egenix-mx-base-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-egenix-mx-base-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-egenix-mx-base-dev

Install python-egenix-mx-base-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 python-egenix-mx-base-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-egenix-mx-base-dev

How To Uninstall python-egenix-mx-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-egenix-mx-base-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-egenix-mx-base-dev

Uninstall python-egenix-mx-base-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-egenix-mx-base-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-egenix-mx-base-dev

Remove python-egenix-mx-base-dev Configurations and Data

To remove python-egenix-mx-base-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-egenix-mx-base-dev

Remove python-egenix-mx-base-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-egenix-mx-base-dev

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Summary

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