How To Install python-pyorbit-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbit-dev on Debian 9.
What is python-pyorbit-dev
python-pyorbit-dev is:
It aims to take advantage of new features found in ORBit2 to make language bindings more efficient. This includes:
- Use of ORBit2 type libraries to generate stubs
- use of the ORBit_small_invoke_stub() call for operation invocation, which allows for short circuited invocation on local objects.
Where it makes sense, this binding tries to stay compatible with the Python language mapping, which can be found on the OMG web site: http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/02-09-07
This package contains development files necessary to develop extensions for the module using the C language.
There are three methods to install python-pyorbit-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 python-pyorbit-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-pyorbit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyorbit-dev
Install python-pyorbit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyorbit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyorbit-dev
Install python-pyorbit-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-pyorbit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyorbit-dev
How To Uninstall python-pyorbit-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyorbit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyorbit-dev
Uninstall python-pyorbit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyorbit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyorbit-dev
Remove python-pyorbit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyorbit-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyorbit-dev
Remove python-pyorbit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyorbit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyorbit-dev
Dependencies
python-pyorbit-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbit-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.