How To Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9. python-pyqt5.qtserialport is Python 2 bindings for QtSerialPort module

Introduction

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

What is python-pyqt5.qtserialport

python-pyqt5.qtserialport is:

The QtSerialPort module of PyQt5 provides a set of APIs to use serial ports from PyQt applications.

This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.

There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtserialport 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.qtserialport 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.qtserialport using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport 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.qtserialport using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport

How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtserialport package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtserialport And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtserialport

Dependencies

python-pyqt5.qtserialport have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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