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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "python-cxx-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python-cxx-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-cxx-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-cxx-dev" package

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


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

Package: python-cxx-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 738
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: all
Source: pycxx
Version: 6.2.6-2
Depends: python-dev, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Suggests: pkg-config
Filename: pool/universe/p/pycxx/python-cxx-dev_6.2.6-2_all.deb
Size: 58540
MD5sum: 7fbe86bca63372bcd25f4930d8dc2e49
SHA1: 28973bf30b34668eee783f99c5d7fb7762cbdb7d
SHA256: e3d5acee0adfe41d7912f4539d0231724fca3ede7eb424eb02d5aedc39ebfdcd
Description-en: Set of facilities to extend Python with C++
PyCXX is a set of C++ facilities to make it easier to write Python3
extensions. The main advantage is that it greatly increases the
probability that your program will not make a reference-counting
errors and will not have to continually check error returns from
the Python C API.
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This package contains the Python headers and sources.
Description-md5: 9132187ccf36068fd8445a06e281a6d6
Homepage: http://cxx.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu