How To Install python3-pyqtbuild on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyqtbuild on Kali Linux. python3-pyqtbuild is PEP 517 compliant PyQt build system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyqtbuild on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pyqtbuild

python3-pyqtbuild is:

PyQt-builder is the PEP 517 compliant build system for PyQt and projects that extend PyQt. It extends the sip build system and uses Qt’s qmake to perform the actual compilation and installation of extension modules.

Projects that use PyQt-builder provide an appropriate pyproject.toml file and an optional project.py script. Any PEP 517 compliant frontend, for example sip-install or pip can then be used to build and install the project.

There are three methods to install python3-pyqtbuild 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 python3-pyqtbuild Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyqtbuild using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyqtbuild

Install python3-pyqtbuild Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyqtbuild using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyqtbuild

Install python3-pyqtbuild 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 python3-pyqtbuild using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyqtbuild

How To Uninstall python3-pyqtbuild on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pyqtbuild package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyqtbuild

Uninstall python3-pyqtbuild And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyqtbuild and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyqtbuild

Remove python3-pyqtbuild Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyqtbuild configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyqtbuild

Remove python3-pyqtbuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyqtbuild configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyqtbuild

Dependencies

python3-pyqtbuild have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyqtbuild package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.