How To Install python-pyside.phonon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside.phonon on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyside.phonon is Qt 4 Phonon module - Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyside.phonon on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyside.phonon

python-pyside.phonon is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package provides Python bindings for the Phonon multimedia module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyside.phonon

Install python-pyside.phonon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyside.phonon

Install python-pyside.phonon 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-pyside.phonon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyside.phonon

How To Uninstall python-pyside.phonon on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-pyside.phonon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyside.phonon

Uninstall python-pyside.phonon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyside.phonon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyside.phonon

Remove python-pyside.phonon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyside.phonon

Remove python-pyside.phonon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyside.phonon

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Summary

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