Qt Creator opens and closes on Linux 16.04

[rbmisc]

I tried opening Qt 5.6 Creator in Linux 16.04. The window opens and closes. I thought maybe I should try the latest. So I downloaded Qt 5.7 and it does that same thing. Linux has been updated to the latest software.

Anyone else had this problem and know the fix?

[SGaist]

Hi,

Try starting from the command line, you might get more clues about what is happening.

By the way, virtual machine or standard desktop ?

[jsulm]

@rbmisc Try to start QtCreator with "-noload Welcome" parameter.
If it works disable Welcome plug-in under "Help/About Plugins..."

[rbmisc]

It's a virtual machine. But it worked in the past. I did update Linux before trying to open it. Could there be something in the latest updates that is causing this?

[rbmisc]

I ran qt from the command line and it stated that qt creator wasn't installed. So I installed it. I tried running again by clicking the app on the side bar and it still just comes up then shuts down.

So I tried running via command line. Qt Creator came up. Here is what was displayed on the command line when I entered qtcreator.

$ qtcreator
void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "Follow Symbol Under Cursor" under id 173
Cannot start '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt4/bin/qmake': No such file or directory
OpenGL Warning: glXCreatePbuffer not implemented by Chromium
OpenGL Warning: glXCreatePbuffer not implemented by Chromium
QOpenGLFramebufferObject: Unsupported framebuffer format.

[rbmisc]

I just checked and the Qt Creator version running from the command line is 5.5.1 not 5.7

[jsulm]

@rbmisc Did you try to disable the Welcome plug-in as I suggested before?

[jsulm]

@rbmisc 5.5.1 and 5.7 are not QtCreator versions, those are Qt versions.

[rbmisc]

I didn't see your message until now. I disabled the Welcome plug in and it now works. Thanks. What seems to be the issue with the Welcome plugin?

[jsulm]

@rbmisc As far as I know it is related to OpenGL issues with some graphics drivers. But I don't know exactly what the problem is.

[Pradeep Kumar]

@jsulm said in Qt Creator opens and closes on Linux 16.04:

@rbmisc Try to start QtCreator with "-noload Welcome" parameter.
If it works disable Welcome plug-in under "Help/About Plugins..."

Hi,

@jsulm

Apart from starting qtcreator with the command in linux

Command Below
./qtcreator

What is the parameter which u specified?.

Curious to know
Thanks,

[jsulm]

@Pradeep-Kumar

./qtcreator -noload Welcome

[Pradeep Kumar]

@rbmisc said in Qt Creator opens and closes on Linux 16.04:

I just checked and the Qt Creator version running from the command line is 5.5.1 not 5.7

As said by @jsulm

Qt creator version is different from Qt version.

Qt creator version u can get in Qt creator help menu.

Thanks:)

[Pradeep Kumar]

@jsulm said in Qt Creator opens and closes on Linux 16.04:

@rbmisc Try to start QtCreator with "-noload Welcome" parameter.
If it works disable Welcome plug-in under "Help/About Plugins..."

As far as I know it is related to OpenGL issues with some graphics drivers. But I don't know exactly what the problem is.

Which is related to plugins?.

[Pradeep Kumar]

@jsulm said in Qt Creator opens and closes on Linux 16.04:

@Pradeep-Kumar

./qtcreator -noload Welcome

Thanks @jsulm

Thanks,

[jsulm]

@Pradeep-Kumar Yes. It depends on the plug-in.

[SGaist]

The Welcome plugin uses QtQuick so you need to have OpenGL working properly.