How To Install pyqt5-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pyqt5-dev

pyqt5-dev is:

This package contains the source SIP files from which the Python bindings for Qt5 are created. They are needed for building PyQt5 as well as creating bindings for own Qt5 widgets written in C++.

There are three methods to install pyqt5-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 pyqt5-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 pyqt5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyqt5-dev

Install pyqt5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pyqt5-dev

Install pyqt5-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 pyqt5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyqt5-dev

How To Uninstall pyqt5-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pyqt5-dev

Uninstall pyqt5-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqt5-dev

Remove pyqt5-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pyqt5-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

pyqt5-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• pyqt5-dev website

Summary

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