How To Install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel is Python 2 bindings for Qt5s WebChannel module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Debian 10.

What is python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel

python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel is:

Qt WebChannel enables peer-to-peer communication between the host (PyQt5 application) and the client (HTML/JavaScript application). The transport mechanism is supported out of the box by the two popular web engines, Qt WebKit 2 and Qt WebEngine (experimental).

This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.

There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Debian 10. 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.qtwebchannel 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.qtwebchannel using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel

How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel

Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.