How To Install libpyside2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpyside2-dev on Kali Linux. libpyside2-dev is Python bindings for Qt5 (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpyside2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpyside2-dev

libpyside2-dev is:

pyside2 provides Python bindings for Qt 5.x framework.

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package provides the development headers for the libpyside2 library.

There are three methods to install libpyside2-dev 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 libpyside2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpyside2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpyside2-dev

Install libpyside2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpyside2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpyside2-dev

Install libpyside2-dev 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 libpyside2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpyside2-dev

How To Uninstall libpyside2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpyside2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpyside2-dev

Uninstall libpyside2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpyside2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpyside2-dev

Remove libpyside2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpyside2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpyside2-dev

Remove libpyside2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpyside2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpyside2-dev

Dependencies

libpyside2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpyside2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.