How To Install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel is:
Qt WebChannel enables peer-to-peer communication between the host (PyQt5 application) and the client (HTML/JavaScript application). The transport mechanism is supported out of the box by the two popular web engines, Qt WebKit 2 and Qt WebEngine (experimental).
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel 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 python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel 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.qtwebchannel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
Install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
Install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel 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 python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebchannel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
