How To Install python-qtconsole on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qtconsole on Debian 9. python-qtconsole is Jupyter - Qt console (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-qtconsole

python-qtconsole is:

IPython can be used as a replacement for the standard Python shell, or it can be used as a complete working environment for scientific computing (like Matlab or Mathematica) when paired with the standard Python scientific and numerical tools. It supports dynamic object introspections, numbered input/output prompts, a macro system, session logging, session restoring, complete system shell access, verbose and colored traceback reports, auto-parentheses, auto-quoting, and is embeddable in other Python programs.

This package contains the qtconsole library for the Python 2 interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-qtconsole

Install python-qtconsole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-qtconsole

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-qtconsole

How To Uninstall python-qtconsole on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-qtconsole

Uninstall python-qtconsole And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qtconsole

Remove python-qtconsole Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qtconsole

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-qtconsole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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