How To Install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
python-pyqt5.qtx11extras is:
The QtX11Extras module of PyQt5 provides an API to access X11-specific information and classes.
This package contains the Python 2 version of this module.
There are three methods to install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras 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.qtx11extras 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.qtx11extras using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
Install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
Install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras 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.qtx11extras using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
How To Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtx11extras on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyqt5.qtx11extras package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
Uninstall python-pyqt5.qtx11extras And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqt5.qtx11extras 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.qtx11extras
Remove python-pyqt5.qtx11extras Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqt5.qtx11extras configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
Remove python-pyqt5.qtx11extras configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqt5.qtx11extras configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqt5.qtx11extras
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqt5.qtx11extras package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
