How To Install pyqt5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pyqt5-dev-tools
pyqt5-dev-tools is:
This package contains various support tools for PyQt5 developers:
- a user interface compiler (pyuic5)
- a resource file generator (pyrcc5)
- a translation string finder (pylupdate5)
There are three methods to install pyqt5-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 pyqt5-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 pyqt5-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyqt5-dev-tools
Install pyqt5-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyqt5-dev-tools
Install pyqt5-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 pyqt5-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyqt5-dev-tools
How To Uninstall pyqt5-dev-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pyqt5-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyqt5-dev-tools
Uninstall pyqt5-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyqt5-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 pyqt5-dev-tools
Remove pyqt5-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pyqt5-dev-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyqt5-dev-tools
Remove pyqt5-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyqt5-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqt5-dev-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-dev-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
