How To Install shiboken on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken on Debian 9. shiboken is CPython bindings generator for C++ libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken on Debian 9.

What is shiboken

shiboken 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.

Shiboken is the binding generator used to create the PySide bindings.

There are three methods to install shiboken 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 shiboken Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install shiboken using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install shiboken

Install shiboken Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install shiboken using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install shiboken

Install shiboken 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 shiboken using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shiboken

How To Uninstall shiboken on Debian 9

To uninstall only the shiboken package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove shiboken

Uninstall shiboken And Its Dependencies

To uninstall shiboken and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shiboken

Remove shiboken Configurations and Data

To remove shiboken configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge shiboken

Remove shiboken configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove shiboken configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shiboken

Dependencies

shiboken have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.