This is not a bug in pyqt5. If you run some examples from qtdeclarative5-examples, you'll probably get the same errors. It probably means that you have incomplete OpenGL drivers. Output of these commands may be helpful:
glxinfo | head lspci | egrep 'VGA|Graphics' ** Package changed: pyqt5 (Ubuntu) => qtdeclarative-opensource-src (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: qtdeclarative-opensource-src (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241988 Title: All pyqt5 quick examples fails with shader program link error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qtdeclarative-opensource-src/+bug/1241988/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs