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

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "python-sip" package

This is a short guide on how to install python-sip on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: python-sip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: sip4
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 270
Provides: sip-api-11.0, sip-api-11.1, sip-api-11.2
Depends: python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Breaks: python-qscintilla (<< 2.7.2), python-qt4 (<< 4.10.2~), python-qwt3d-qt4 (<< 0.1.7~cvs20090625-12~), python-qwt5-qt4 (<< 5.2.1~cvs20091107+dfsg-7~), python-sip4-dbg
Filename: pool/universe/s/sip4/python-sip_4.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 70936
MD5sum: 9e9c0d4fc0f6202fe9f1582a11d5d84e
SHA1: 233b1c7526250384bd17a0f2104a4a7bfddc6c99
SHA256: bf7c0fd47c209bfc386216ad7e575bc23774ec2d181b7d6436413f08b56b712c
SHA512: 3badebf0beac484eba8a42a39aa12c87af6bc83c9e78ec653529814227428952391948563840644205b43b4120a566d6b5a1edf854ee819c0e77a212bf0f1e93
Homepage: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/sip/
Description-en: Python/C++ bindings generator runtime library
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.
Description-md5: 27c97dead959a9d9b24bd99cbbda9e50
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: python-sip
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 270
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: sip4
Version: 4.17+dfsg-1build1
Provides: sip-api-11.0, sip-api-11.1, sip-api-11.2
Depends: python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libc6 (>= 2.4)
Breaks: python-qscintilla (<< 2.7.2), python-qt4 (<< 4.10.2~), python-qwt3d-qt4 (<< 0.1.7~cvs20090625-12~), python-qwt5-qt4 (<< 5.2.1~cvs20091107+dfsg-7~), python-sip4-dbg
Filename: pool/universe/s/sip4/python-sip_4.17+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 71124
MD5sum: 01f8014e20b6f2d7c4d5d859eb1c91f9
SHA1: a1aa24377035235c036f3cb35402275ea8bb798b
SHA256: 33546b274c3c564e4c344eecd89342190c53533b17c989c31b93cdce2b882364
Description-en: Python/C++ bindings generator runtime library
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.
Description-md5: 27c97dead959a9d9b24bd99cbbda9e50
Homepage: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/sip/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop