How To Install python-pyside on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside on Debian 9. python-pyside is Python bindings for Qt4 (big metapackage)

Introduction

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

What is python-pyside

python-pyside is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

Python bindings for Qt4 framework. This is a metapackage for all modules.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyside

Install python-pyside Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyside

Install python-pyside 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-pyside using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyside

How To Uninstall python-pyside on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pyside package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyside

Uninstall python-pyside And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyside

Remove python-pyside Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyside

Remove python-pyside configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyside

Dependencies

python-pyside have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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