How To Install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
python-pyqt5.qtwebengine is:
The WebEngine module of PyQt5 provides a Chromium-based Web browser engine for PyQt5 applications.
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04. 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.qtwebengine 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.qtwebengine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
Install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
Install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebengine on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtwebengine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebengine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebengine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtwebengine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtwebengine
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebengine package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
