How To Install python3-qtawesome on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qtawesome on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-qtawesome is iconic fonts in PyQt and PySide applications (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qtawesome on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-qtawesome

python3-qtawesome is:

QtAwesome enables iconic fonts such as Font Awesome and Elusive Icons in PyQt and PySide applications.

This package provides QtAwesome for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-qtawesome 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 python3-qtawesome Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-qtawesome using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-qtawesome

Install python3-qtawesome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-qtawesome using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-qtawesome

Install python3-qtawesome 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 python3-qtawesome using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-qtawesome

How To Uninstall python3-qtawesome on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-qtawesome package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-qtawesome

Uninstall python3-qtawesome And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-qtawesome and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-qtawesome

Remove python3-qtawesome Configurations and Data

To remove python3-qtawesome configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-qtawesome

Remove python3-qtawesome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-qtawesome configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-qtawesome

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qtawesome package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.