How To Install pyqt5-dev-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-dev-tools on Kali Linux. pyqt5-dev-tools is Development tools for PyQt5

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-dev-tools on Kali Linux.

What is pyqt5-dev-tools

pyqt5-dev-tools is:

This package contains various support tools for PyQt5 developers:

  • a user interface compiler (pyuic5)
  • a resource file generator (pyrcc5)
  • a translation string finder (pylupdate5)

There are three methods to install pyqt5-dev-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyqt5-dev-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyqt5-dev-tools

Install pyqt5-dev-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyqt5-dev-tools

Install pyqt5-dev-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqt5-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyqt5-dev-tools

How To Uninstall pyqt5-dev-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pyqt5-dev-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyqt5-dev-tools

Uninstall pyqt5-dev-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyqt5-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqt5-dev-tools

Remove pyqt5-dev-tools Configurations and Data

To remove pyqt5-dev-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyqt5-dev-tools

Remove pyqt5-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyqt5-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqt5-dev-tools

Dependencies

pyqt5-dev-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqt5-dev-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.