How To Install python-qwt5-qt4 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qwt5-qt4 on Debian 10.
What is python-qwt5-qt4
python-qwt5-qt4 is:
PyQwt is a set of Python bindings for the Qwt C++ class library which extends the Qt framework with widgets for scientific and engineering applications. It provides a widget to plot 2-dimensional data and various widgets to display and control bounded or unbounded floating point values.
This version is compiled against Qt, version 4.
There are three methods to install python-qwt5-qt4 on Debian 10. 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-qwt5-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-qwt5-qt4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-qwt5-qt4
Install python-qwt5-qt4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-qwt5-qt4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-qwt5-qt4
Install python-qwt5-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-qwt5-qt4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-qwt5-qt4
How To Uninstall python-qwt5-qt4 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-qwt5-qt4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-qwt5-qt4
Uninstall python-qwt5-qt4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-qwt5-qt4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qwt5-qt4
Remove python-qwt5-qt4 Configurations and Data
To remove python-qwt5-qt4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-qwt5-qt4
Remove python-qwt5-qt4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-qwt5-qt4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-qwt5-qt4
Dependencies
python-qwt5-qt4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qwt5-qt4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.