<![CDATA[[SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL]]>I'm new to Qt and currently using the Qt Creator on Linux Mint 15. Unfortunately I'm unable to open my "Hello World" application due to the following error:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I've checked the Build & Run options and a kit is selected. There's no error there, but I can't run the program due to this apparently missing file or library. I tried googling this question first but no luck. I've also got the gcc gnu c and g++ gnu compilers installed.

Would anybody know what I'm missing here? Thanks in advanced.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/33866/solved-simple-application-not-building-cannot-find-lglRSS for NodeThu, 18 Jun 2026 08:33:19 GMTMon, 04 Nov 2013 10:24:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:46:07 GMT]]>Oops sorry :) Okay done!

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202847https://forum.qt.io/post/202847Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:46:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:30:29 GMT]]>Just edit your first post and update the thread title, that's all

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202845https://forum.qt.io/post/202845Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:30:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:20:32 GMT]]>Sure, although I can't find where to change it. I did a search and according to other users, it's a mod only option. Let me know and I'll be happy to change it though. I'll stay subscribed to this thread in the meantime.

Source:
http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/31475-Mark-Thread-as-SOLVED

[quote author="SGaist" date="1383594678"]You're welcome !

Since you have it working now, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)[/quote]

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202842https://forum.qt.io/post/202842Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:20:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:51:18 GMT]]>You're welcome !

Since you have it working now, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202830https://forum.qt.io/post/202830Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:51:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:34:40 GMT]]>Gaist, installing the OpenGL packages worked like a charm, and I'll keep in mind what you said about the minus sign. Thanks again.

For those of you searching, I installed the packages like so:

apt-get install freeglut3-dev

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202803https://forum.qt.io/post/202803Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [SOLVED] Simple Application not building: Cannot find -lGL on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:54:56 GMT]]>Hi and welcome to devnet,

Don't search for "cannot find -lgl" but for "cannot find lgl" the minus sign negates the following word from the search pattern.

This question has been asked on the forum many times for various linux flavor. You are missing the OpenGL development package.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/202740https://forum.qt.io/post/202740Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:54:56 GMT