How to Install and Uninstall libboost-python-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libboost-python-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libboost-python-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libboost-python-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libboost-python-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-python-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libboost-python-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.71.0.0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: boost-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 10
Depends: libboost-python1.71-dev
Filename: pool/universe/b/boost-defaults/libboost-python-dev_1.71.0.0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 3688
MD5sum: 19e097094a316370c52fbf7367c687f9
SHA1: 4acb2eb62db850c15e1cc8e6aad4a9797d19719b
SHA256: 4935b45e2bad8f943f2c9f7d34c9fdf4ee07968b982bda09403f586188aa3339
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/libs/python/
Description: Boost.Python Library development files (default version)
Description-md5: 450734a9eeb8f95a5f2e6e0f0bce2364