How to Install and Uninstall pyqt5-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "pyqt5-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install pyqt5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pyqt5-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pyqt5-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall pyqt5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pyqt5-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pyqt5-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: pyqt5-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 3314
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: all
Source: pyqt5
Version: 5.5.1+dfsg-3ubuntu4
Depends: python3-sip-dev | python-sip-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyqt5/pyqt5-dev_5.5.1+dfsg-3ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 294448
MD5sum: abdaa99ce199f8f8b5abe9630b23df41
SHA1: 183a9ef29a2d4bbe1c46c7a34c6b2f5b2c67b885
SHA256: b9356cbe1e1942a44a3ce4e39b670f971638a672e0705a6d5ffd6d215f090d55
Description-en: Development files for PyQt5
This package contains the source SIP files from which the Python
bindings for Qt5 are created. They are needed for building PyQt5
as well as creating bindings for own Qt5 widgets written in C++.
Description-md5: f8cbcee0368d34a312a8917b96b1992d
Homepage: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m