How To Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9.
What is python-pyqt5.qtserialport
python-pyqt5.qtserialport is:
The QtSerialPort module of PyQt5 provides a set of APIs to use serial ports from PyQt applications.
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtserialport 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-pyqt5.qtserialport 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-pyqt5.qtserialport using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtserialport using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Install python-pyqt5.qtserialport 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-pyqt5.qtserialport using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtserialport
How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtserialport on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtserialport package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtserialport And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtserialport and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtserialport configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtserialport
Dependencies
python-pyqt5.qtserialport have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtserialport package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.