How To Install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 on Debian 9.
What is python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 is:
The dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 module provides support for Qt main loop for applications that use dbus-python. By default Qt uses main loop from GLib on UNIX-like systems, not its own one.
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 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 python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 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 python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
How To Uninstall python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Uninstall python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Remove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 Configurations and Data
To remove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Remove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5
Dependencies
python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
