How To Install shiboken2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken2 on Debian 12.
What is shiboken2
shiboken2 is:
Shiboken2 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.
Shiboken2 is the binding generator used to create the PySide2 bindings.
There are three methods to install shiboken2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shiboken2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shiboken2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shiboken2
Install shiboken2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shiboken2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shiboken2
Install shiboken2 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 shiboken2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shiboken2
How To Uninstall shiboken2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the shiboken2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shiboken2
Uninstall shiboken2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shiboken2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shiboken2
Remove shiboken2 Configurations and Data
To remove shiboken2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shiboken2
Remove shiboken2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shiboken2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shiboken2
Dependencies
shiboken2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shiboken2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
