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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "python-pyqt5" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python-pyqt5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-pyqt5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-pyqt5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 14078
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: pyqt5
Version: 5.5.1+dfsg-3ubuntu4
Depends: python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libqt5core5a (>= 5.5.1), libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.5.0), libqt5designer5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.2.0), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.5.0) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.5.0), libqt5help5 (>= 5.3.0), libqt5network5 (>= 5.5.0), libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.4.0), libqt5test5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.5.0), libqt5xml5 (>= 5.2.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), qtbase-abi-5-5-1, sip-api-11.2
Suggests: python-pyqt5-dbg
Filename: pool/universe/p/pyqt5/python-pyqt5_5.5.1+dfsg-3ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 2105362
MD5sum: ff657aa6f514080673ac9005f5932305
SHA1: 1e023fc8e8a50ceee6db698bc56722bbbe7f9794
SHA256: 277514f174538eeb23b1e274d1a5585f755484c0814f7ddd1d2f200aed9011c0
Description-en: Python 2 bindings for Qt5
PyQt5 exposes the Qt5 API to Python 2. This package contains the following
modules:
* QtCore
* QtDBus
* QtDesigner
* QtGui
* QtHelp
* QtNetwork
* QtPrintSupport
* QtTest
* QtWidgets
* QtXml
Description-md5: 3e11dfb5a6b497a7543889d14b89e6da
Homepage: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome