How To Install python-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygccxml
python-pygccxml is:
The purpose of pygccxml is to read a generated file and provide a simple framework to navigate C++ declarations using Python classes.
This package provides the Python 2 module that can be imported for uses.
There are three methods to install python-pygccxml 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-pygccxml 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-pygccxml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygccxml
Install python-pygccxml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygccxml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygccxml
Install python-pygccxml 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-pygccxml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygccxml
How To Uninstall python-pygccxml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygccxml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygccxml
Uninstall python-pygccxml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygccxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygccxml
Remove python-pygccxml Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygccxml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygccxml
Remove python-pygccxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygccxml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygccxml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygccxml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
