How To Install python-qtconsole on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qtconsole on Debian 10.
What is python-qtconsole
python-qtconsole is:
IPython can be used as a replacement for the standard Python shell, or it can be used as a complete working environment for scientific computing (like Matlab or Mathematica) when paired with the standard Python scientific and numerical tools. It supports dynamic object introspections, numbered input/output prompts, a macro system, session logging, session restoring, complete system shell access, verbose and colored traceback reports, auto-parentheses, auto-quoting, and is embeddable in other Python programs.
This package contains the qtconsole library for the Python 2 interpreter.
There are three methods to install python-qtconsole 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-qtconsole 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-qtconsole using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-qtconsole
Install python-qtconsole Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-qtconsole using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-qtconsole
Install python-qtconsole 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-qtconsole using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-qtconsole
How To Uninstall python-qtconsole on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-qtconsole package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-qtconsole
Uninstall python-qtconsole And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-qtconsole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qtconsole
Remove python-qtconsole Configurations and Data
To remove python-qtconsole configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-qtconsole
Remove python-qtconsole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-qtconsole configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qtconsole
Dependencies
python-qtconsole have the following dependencies:
- python-pyqt5
- python-pyqt5.qtsvg
- python-ipykernel
- python-ipython-genutils
- python-jupyter-client
- python-jupyter-core
- python-pygments
- python-traitlets
- python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qtconsole package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
