How To Install pyqt5-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-doc on Debian 9. pyqt5-doc is Documentation for PyQt5

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-doc on Debian 9.

What is pyqt5-doc

pyqt5-doc is:

PyQt5 exposes the Qt5 GUI toolkit in Python.

This package contains Python-specific documentation for PyQt5.

There are three methods to install pyqt5-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyqt5-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyqt5-doc

Install pyqt5-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyqt5-doc

Install pyqt5-doc 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 pyqt5-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyqt5-doc

How To Uninstall pyqt5-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pyqt5-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyqt5-doc

Uninstall pyqt5-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyqt5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqt5-doc

Remove pyqt5-doc Configurations and Data

To remove pyqt5-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyqt5-doc

Remove pyqt5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyqt5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqt5-doc

Dependencies

pyqt5-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.