How To Install pyqt4-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt4-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pyqt4-dev-tools
pyqt4-dev-tools is:
This package contains various support tools for PyQt4 developers:
- a user interface compiler (pyuic4)
- a resource file generator (pyrcc4)
- a translation string finder (pylupdate)
There are three methods to install pyqt4-dev-tools 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 pyqt4-dev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyqt4-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyqt4-dev-tools
Install pyqt4-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyqt4-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyqt4-dev-tools
Install pyqt4-dev-tools 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 pyqt4-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyqt4-dev-tools
How To Uninstall pyqt4-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pyqt4-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyqt4-dev-tools
Uninstall pyqt4-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyqt4-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqt4-dev-tools
Remove pyqt4-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pyqt4-dev-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyqt4-dev-tools
Remove pyqt4-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyqt4-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqt4-dev-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt4-dev-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
