How To Install python-qt4reactor on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4reactor on Debian 9. python-qt4reactor is Twisted Qt4 Integration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4reactor on Debian 9.

What is python-qt4reactor

python-qt4reactor is:

Provides support for Twisted to be driven by the Qt mainloop.

There are three methods to install python-qt4reactor 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-qt4reactor 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-qt4reactor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-qt4reactor

Install python-qt4reactor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-qt4reactor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-qt4reactor

Install python-qt4reactor 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-qt4reactor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-qt4reactor

How To Uninstall python-qt4reactor on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-qt4reactor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-qt4reactor

Uninstall python-qt4reactor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-qt4reactor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qt4reactor

Remove python-qt4reactor Configurations and Data

To remove python-qt4reactor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qt4reactor

Remove python-qt4reactor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-qt4reactor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qt4reactor

Dependencies

python-qt4reactor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4reactor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.