How To Install python-pyside.qtdeclarative on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside.qtdeclarative on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyside.qtdeclarative is Qt 4 Declarative module - Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside.qtdeclarative on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyside.qtdeclarative

python-pyside.qtdeclarative is:

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

This package provides Python bindings for the QtDeclarative module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyside.qtdeclarative

Install python-pyside.qtdeclarative Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyside.qtdeclarative

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyside.qtdeclarative

How To Uninstall python-pyside.qtdeclarative on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyside.qtdeclarative

Uninstall python-pyside.qtdeclarative And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyside.qtdeclarative and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyside.qtdeclarative

Remove python-pyside.qtdeclarative Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyside.qtdeclarative configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyside.qtdeclarative

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside.qtdeclarative package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.