How to Install and Uninstall libboost-python-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libboost-python-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libboost-python-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libboost-python-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libboost-python-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libboost-python-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 10
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: boost-defaults
Version: 1.58.0.1ubuntu1
Depends: libboost-python1.58-dev
Filename: pool/universe/b/boost-defaults/libboost-python-dev_1.58.0.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 3170
MD5sum: 165d8c71c780866af75dcc38243f6e66
SHA1: cb8c778c8bcd8cfd60388df38d2c30b3f0be50ad
SHA256: 22ca1722077fb12e963b6ef202d26826e1d29f6ed96f70d2b35d8ccfc8ca4491
Description-en: Boost.Python Library development files (default version)
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
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The Boost Python Library is used to quickly and easily export a C++
library to Python such that the Python interface is very similar to
the C++ interface. It is designed to be minimally intrusive on your
C++ design. In most cases, you should not have to alter your C++
classes in any way in order to use them with Boost.Python. The
system should simply "reflect" your C++ classes and functions into
Python. The major features of Boost.Python include support for:
Subclassing extension types in Python, Overriding virtual functions
in Python, Member function Overloading, Automatic wrapping of
numeric operators among others.
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This package also contains the pyste Boost.Python code generator that
allows the user to specify classes and functions to be exported using
a simple interface file, which following the Boost.Python's
philosophy, is simple Python code.
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This package allows development of a Python interface for all current
versions of Python in Debian. Code using this library will need also
one of the Python development packages.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Boost version (currently 1.58).
Description-md5: 17c10198bfe3b1310448189f2a1af861
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/libs/python/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m