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<h1 class="title">Qt for Linux/X11</h1>
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<p>Qt's support for different Linux platforms is extensive and mature.</p>
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<h2 id="downloading-and-installing-qt">Downloading and Installing Qt</h2>
<p>There are two ways to install Qt:</p>
<ol class="1" type="1"><li>through the Qt Installers - downloads and installs Qt</li>
<li>through the <i>Qt sources</i>.</li>
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<p>You can download the Qt 5 installers and sources from the <a href="http://qt.io/download">Downloads</a> page. For more information, visit the <a href="gettingstarted.html">Getting Started with Qt</a> page.</p>
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<h3 >Requirements for Development Host</h3>
<p>The Qt installers for Linux assume that a C++ compiler, debugger, make, and other development tools are provided by the host operating system. In addition, building graphical Qt applications requires OpenGL libraries and headers installed. Most Linux distributions do not install all of these by default, but setting up a development environment is still straightforward.</p>
<p>Use the following commands to install the basic requirements for building Qt applications:</p>
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<h4 >Debian/Ubuntu (apt-get)</h4>
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sudo apt-get install build-essential libgl1-mesa-dev
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<h4 >Fedora/RHEL/CentOS (yum)</h4>
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sudo yum groupinstall "C Development Tools and Libraries"
sudo yum install mesa-libGL-devel
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<h4 >openSUSE (zypper)</h4>
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sudo zypper install -t pattern devel_basis
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<h3 >Building Qt 5 from Source</h3>
<p>You can also build Qt 5 from the source package and configure it according to your target platform. The source packages are obtained from <a href="http://www.qt.io/download/">http://www.qt.io/download/</a>.</p>
<p>Below, you will find more information about building Qt from source.</p>
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<li><a href="linux-requirements.html">Qt for X11 Requirements</a></li>
<li><a href="linux-building.html">Qt for Linux/X11 - Building from Source</a></li>
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<h2 id="deployment-and-other-issues">Deployment and Other Issues</h2>
<p>The pages below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating Linux/X11 applications.</p>
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<li><a href="linux-deployment.html">Qt for Linux/X11 - Deployment</a></li>
<li><a href="linux-issues.html">Qt for Linux/X11 - Specific Issues</a></li>
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<p>We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our API.</p>
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<li><a href="overviews-main.html">Qt Overviews</a> - list of topics about application development</li>
<li><a href="qtexamplesandtutorials.html">Examples and Tutorials</a> - code samples and tutorials</li>
<li><a href="reference-overview.html">Qt Reference Pages</a> - a listing of C++ and QML APIs</li>
<li>Qt X11 Extras - provides additional APIs for X11</li>
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<p>Qt's vibrant and active community site, <a href="http://qt.io">http://qt.io</a> houses a wiki, a forum, and additional learning guides and presentations.</p>
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