std::exception when installing qt

Aritz

I'm installing the 5.12.9 version of qt in Xubuntu 18.04 through the installer found here:

https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.12/5.12.9/qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.12.9.run

I already have other qt versions installed including 5.12.6. However, when I run the installer this way:

QT_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/Qt5.12.9 ./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.12.9.run --platform minimal --verbose

I find this error:

[94368] backup qt.tools.qtcreator operation: Extract
[94369] 	- arguments: installer://qt.tools.qtcreator/4.12.2-0qtcreator.7z, /usr/local/Qt5.12.9
[94370] Done
[94370] perform qt.tools.qtcreator operation: Extract
[94370] 	- arguments: installer://qt.tools.qtcreator/4.12.2-0qtcreator.7z, /usr/local/Qt5.12.9
[109939] Done
[109939] backup qt.tools.qtcreator operation: Extract
[109939] 	- arguments: installer://qt.tools.qtcreator/4.12.2-0qtcreator_sdktool.7z, /usr/local/Qt5.12.9
[109939] Done
[109939] perform qt.tools.qtcreator operation: Extract
[109939] 	- arguments: installer://qt.tools.qtcreator/4.12.2-0qtcreator_sdktool.7z, /usr/local/Qt5.12.9
[110143] Done
[110145] backup qt.tools.qtcreator operation: InstallIcons
[110145] 	- arguments: /usr/local/Qt5.12.9/Tools/QtCreator/share/icons
[110145] Done
[110145] perform qt.tools.qtcreator operation: InstallIcons
[110145] 	- arguments: /usr/local/Qt5.12.9/Tools/QtCreator/share/icons
[110153] Done
[110153] Fatal: Exception thrown: std::exception
Exception thrown: std::exception
./install.sh: line 5: 29738 Aborted                 (core dumped) QT_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/Qt5.12.9 ./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.12.9.run --platform minimal --verbose

I have tried downloading the installer file again, but I've got the same error at this point. df -h tells there's enough space in the disk, so I don't know why it keeps failing.

jsulm

@Aritz Do you call the installer with sude as normal users do not have write access to /usr/local ?

Aritz

@jsulm That was the problem :-S

The error log was not meaningful enough.

Thank you for your help!

jsulm

@Aritz Agree, "Exception thrown: std::exception" doesn't explain much :-)