How To Install python3-pyqt5.sip on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyqt5.sip on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pyqt5.sip
python3-pyqt5.sip is:
SIP is a collection of tools that makes it very easy to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries.
PyQt5.sip is a runtime module, it is used by PyQt5 and other Python extension modules built with SIP.
There are three methods to install python3-pyqt5.sip on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-pyqt5.sip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyqt5.sip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyqt5.sip
Install python3-pyqt5.sip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyqt5.sip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyqt5.sip
Install python3-pyqt5.sip 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyqt5.sip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyqt5.sip
How To Uninstall python3-pyqt5.sip on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pyqt5.sip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyqt5.sip
Uninstall python3-pyqt5.sip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyqt5.sip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyqt5.sip
Remove python3-pyqt5.sip Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyqt5.sip configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyqt5.sip
Remove python3-pyqt5.sip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyqt5.sip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyqt5.sip
Dependencies
python3-pyqt5.sip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyqt5.sip package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.