How To Install python3-pyside on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyside on Debian 9. python3-pyside is Python3 bindings for Qt4 (big metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyside on Debian 9.

What is python3-pyside

python3-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.

Python3 bindings for Qt4 framework. This is a metapackage for all modules.

There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-pyside using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyside

Install python3-pyside Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyside using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyside

Install python3-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 python3-pyside using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyside

How To Uninstall python3-pyside on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-pyside package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyside

Uninstall python3-pyside And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyside and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyside

Remove python3-pyside Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyside configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyside

Remove python3-pyside configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyside configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyside

Dependencies

python3-pyside have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyside package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.