Preparing the host machine

In this section, we will look at setting up the Linux host PC so that we can easily develop Qt applications.

Installing Qt

Qt comes in two basic licenses—Commercial and Open Source. We will be using the Open Source version.

Projects developed with the Open Source version of Qt must comply with the applicable GPL and LGPL licenses.

Qt can be download from https://qt.io/dowownload. Make sure to download the Linux version of the online installer for the Open Source version.

You might be wondering why we don't use the version of Qt already installed or installable from your Linux distribution. The answer is quite simple—to avoid confusion caused by different versions of Qt and its...