How To Install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets is Python 2 bindings for Qt5s WebSockets module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets is:

The WebSockets module of PyQt5 provides Python 3 bindings for the WebSockets specification (both client and server).

This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.

There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets 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.qtwebsockets 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.qtwebsockets using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

Install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

Install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets 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.qtwebsockets using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets 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.qtwebsockets

Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

Remove python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtwebsockets package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.