How To Install python3-qtconsole on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qtconsole on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-qtconsole is Jupyter - Qt console (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-qtconsole

python3-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 3 interpreter.

There are three methods to install python3-qtconsole 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-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 python3-qtconsole using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-qtconsole

Install python3-qtconsole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-qtconsole

Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-qtconsole

How To Uninstall python3-qtconsole on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-qtconsole

Uninstall python3-qtconsole And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-qtconsole

Remove python3-qtconsole Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-qtconsole

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

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

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

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Summary

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