https://github.com/andreicherniaev/ubuntu_x11_build_qt_widgets

To build Qt (themself) with widgets for Ubuntu 24 (X11 windowing system)
https://github.com/andreicherniaev/ubuntu_x11_build_qt_widgets

build-automation qt qtbase ubuntu x11 xorg

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To build Qt (themself) with widgets for Ubuntu 24 (X11 windowing system)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andreicherniaev/ubuntu_x11_build_qt_widgets
• Owner: AndreiCherniaev
• Created: 2023-12-01T01:12:22.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-07T01:44:59.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T02:39:42.725Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: build-automation, qt, qtbase, ubuntu, x11, xorg
• Language: C++
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• Size: 62.5 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
To build Qt (themself) with widgets for Ubuntu 24 (X11 windowing system). See also [Building Qt 6.6 for Raspberry Pi on Raspberry Pi OS](https://www.tal.org/tutorials/building-qt-66-raspberry-pi-raspberry-pi-os) Tested with 22.04.3 LTS

## Ubuntu with X11

Please switch to Xorg istead of Wayland. 



  

  


    How switch to X11 in Ubuntu



Test

```

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

```

Should be x11  

## dev pack

### modern Ubuntu

Then make available all dev pack. For Ubuntu 24 and more new

```

sudo sed -i 's/^Types: deb$/Types: deb deb-src/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources

```

### old Ubuntu

```

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

```

and uncomment all strings with "deb-src"

## Prepare

```

git clone https://github.com/AndreiCherniaev/Ubuntu_X11_Build_Qt_widgets.git

export MyBaseDir="$PWD/Ubuntu_X11_Build_Qt_widgets"

```

## Build Qt themself

Install dependency

```

. "$MyBaseDir/Qt_themself/Ubuntu_dependency.sh"

```

Build Qt themself

```

"$MyBaseDir/Qt_themself/readme.sh"

```

## Build example

```

export QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1 #usually no need, use in case of error

"$MyBaseDir/example/readme.sh"

```



  

  


    example application



## linuxFB

This step is optional. If you want try to run your app with linuxfb then use

```

# sudo adduser $USER video

export QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1

# export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=linuxfb

# export QT_QPA_EGLFS_FB=/dev/fb0

"$MyBaseDir/example/readme.sh"

```