How To Install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia on Debian 9.
What is python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia is:
The Multimedia module of PyQt5 provides a set of APIs to play and record media, and manage a collection of media content.
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia 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-pyqt5.qtmultimedia 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-pyqt5.qtmultimedia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia 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-pyqt5.qtmultimedia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Remove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Remove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
Dependencies
python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
