How To Install python3-sip on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sip on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-sip is Python 3/C++ bindings generator runtime library

Introduction

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

What is python3-sip

python3-sip is:

SIP is a tool for generating bindings for C++ classes with some ideas borrowed from SWIG, but capable of tighter bindings because of its specificity towards C++ and Python.

This package provides SIP with support for Python 3

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sip

Install python3-sip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sip

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sip

How To Uninstall python3-sip on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sip

Uninstall python3-sip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sip

Remove python3-sip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sip

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

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

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

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Summary

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