Port apt-offline GUI from PyQt5 to PyQt6

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Overview

This PR migrates the apt-offline GUI application from PyQt5 to PyQt6, ensuring compatibility with modern Qt6 framework and Python environments. PyQt6 is the current actively maintained version and provides better long-term support and security updates.

Changes

GUI Source Files (10 files)

Updated all GUI Python files to use PyQt6 instead of PyQt5:

• Main launcher: apt-offline-gui
• Core dialogs: AptOfflineQtMain.py, AptOfflineQtAbout.py, AptOfflineQtSaveZip.py
• Profile management: AptOfflineQtCreateProfile.py
• Package operations: AptOfflineQtFetch.py, AptOfflineQtFetchOptions.py, AptOfflineQtInstall.py
• Viewers: AptOfflineQtInstallBugList.py, AptOfflineQtInstallChangelog.py

Build System

Enhanced apt_offline_gui/genui.sh to support PyQt6:

• Migrated from pyuic5 to pyuic6 for UI compilation
• Removed deprecated --from-imports flag (now default behavior)
• Added automatic API compatibility fixes during build:
  • setTabStopWidth → setTabStopDistance (PyQt6 API change)
• Implemented Qt6 resource compiler (rcc) integration with automatic PySide6→PyQt6 import conversion
• Added fallback resource compiler detection for different Qt6 installations

Dependencies

Updated requirements.txt:

• pyqt5-dev-tools → pyqt6-tools

API Changes Handled

The following PyQt5→PyQt6 API changes were addressed:

PyQt5	PyQt6
app.exec_()	app.exec()
QEvent.HoverEnter	QEvent.Type.HoverEnter
QEvent.HoverLeave	QEvent.Type.HoverLeave
Old-style signals (QtCore.QObject.connect)	New-style signals (.clicked.connect)

Testing

✅ All GUI modules import successfully
✅ Main window instantiates and displays correctly
✅ Resources compile and load properly
✅ CLI functionality unchanged (backward compatible)
✅ CodeQL security analysis passed with 0 vulnerabilities

Screenshot

The GUI maintains identical appearance and functionality while running on PyQt6

Building After This Change

Users building from source will need PyQt6 dependencies:

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt6 pyqt6-dev-tools qt6-base-dev

# Build UI files
make gui
# or
cd apt_offline_gui && ./genui.sh

Backward Compatibility

• CLI: Unchanged - all command-line functionality works exactly as before
• UI Files: Generated files (Ui_*.py, resources_rc.py) remain in .gitignore - users must build after cloning
• Functionality: All GUI features work identically to the PyQt5 version

Security

No security vulnerabilities were introduced. CodeQL analysis completed successfully with 0 alerts. The migration only updates the UI framework while maintaining all security-sensitive operations unchanged.

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