How To Install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7. PyQt4-devel is Files needed to build other bindings based on Qt4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7.

What is PyQt4-devel

Files needed to build other bindings for C++ classes that inherit from any of the Qt4 classes (e.g. KDE or your own). Files needed to build other bindings for C++ classes that inherit from any of the Qt4 classes (e.g. KDE or your own).

We can use yum or dnf to install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install PyQt4-devel.

Install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install PyQt4-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install PyQt4-devel

Install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install PyQt4-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install PyQt4-devel

How To Uninstall PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the PyQt4-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove PyQt4-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install PyQt4-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.