<![CDATA[Qmake: could not find a Qt installation of '']]>For a software I have in ubuntu, I have to run qmake to generate the Makefile.

However, running qmake gives back this error,

qmake: could not find a Qt installation of ''

How to solve it

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/44626/qmake-could-not-find-a-qt-installation-ofRSS for NodeSat, 10 Oct 2026 07:39:14 GMTThu, 07 Aug 2014 22:20:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Qmake: could not find a Qt installation of '' on Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:30:57 GMT]]>Try to run qmake with full path from Qt installation.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/239019https://forum.qt.io/post/239019Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:30:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Qmake: could not find a Qt installation of '' on Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:29:29 GMT]]>I installed Qt 5 from the run online installer file .

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/239018https://forum.qt.io/post/239018Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:29:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Qmake: could not find a Qt installation of '' on Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:35:31 GMT]]>Looks like you calling qmake from wrong path.
If you have installed Qt from Ubuntu repository then check that you calling correct version of qmake. I think qmake has different prefix for Qt4 and Qt5.
If you trying to use Qt from qt-project.org then try to run qmake with full path
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$HOME/Qt/5.3/gcc/bin/qmake
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