How do I set up the Qt Creator IDE on Linux?

[sherdean]

I just installed the IDE and

Problem is: Build button/menu is greyed out and can't be clicked when creating a new file and when creating a new project is becomes clickable but run still greyed out

I am on Arch (EndeavourOS)

Thank you so much, help please I am really stuck

[JonB]

@sherdean
I think you have not set up your Build Kit?

At last you certainly won't be able to build if you just a file. You need to have a Project. Run would only make sense after you have built your project, and it has produced an executable successfully. Also depends on project kind, e.g. a library would not be runnable.

[jsulm]

@sherdean Don't forget to install C++ compiler and Qt if you want to create Qt applications.

[sherdean]

@JonB Thank you so much for your clear answer! Yes I didn't, I didn't know that I have to, how can I do it please! Thank you!

[SGaist]

Hi,

You should check the documentation / package manager of your Linux distribution.

If you are completely new to this, you should start by learning the basics of C++ before going further.

Or depending on your goals, go with Python and PySide6.