How To Install python-qt4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4 on Debian 9. python-qt4 is Python bindings for Qt4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4 on Debian 9.

What is python-qt4

python-qt4 is:

PyQt4 exposes the Qt4 API to Python. The following modules are supported:

  • QtCore
  • QtDBus
  • QtGui
  • QtNetwork
  • QtXml
  • QtScript
  • QtSvg
  • QtTest
  • QtAssistant
  • QtOpenGL (in python-qt4-gl)
  • QtSql (in python-qt4-sql)
  • phonon (in python-qt4-phonon)

There are three methods to install python-qt4 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-qt4 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-qt4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-qt4

Install python-qt4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-qt4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-qt4

Install python-qt4 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-qt4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-qt4

How To Uninstall python-qt4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-qt4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-qt4

Uninstall python-qt4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-qt4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qt4

Remove python-qt4 Configurations and Data

To remove python-qt4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qt4

Remove python-qt4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-qt4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qt4

Dependencies

python-qt4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qt4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.