Installer cannot find libfontconfig on ubuntu 16.04

gaylord

Hello. I'm trying to install Qt no a fresh ubuntu 16.04 install. When I run the installer, I get this error:
./qt-unified-linux-x86-2.0.5-2-online.run: error while loading shared libraries: libfontconfig.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I have libfontconfig.so.1 installed at: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1
and libfontconfig1-dev at: /usr/share/doc/libfontconfig1-dev

It seems I have a library path issue. Can anyone help me figure out what to do to resolve this? Thanks.

aha_1980

@gaylord

~~Do you really need to use a 32 Bit Linux operating system?~~

Qt stopped delivering binaries for 32 Bit Linux after 5.5 (so the installer is already some years old); if you want to have the "latest&greatest" you should rather use a 64 Bit Linux.

Of course you can also install the Qt version that is included in your Ubuntu repositories.

hskoglund

Hi, qt-unified-linux-x86-2.0.5-2-online.run is the "latest & greatest" if you try to download from https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer by clicking on the Download button for 64-bit Linux :-(

aha_1980

@hskoglund said in Installer cannot find libfontconfig on ubuntu 16.04:

Hi, qt-unified-linux-x86-2.0.5-2-online.run is the "latest & greatest" if you try to download from https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer by clicking on the Download button for 64-bit Linux :-(

Ah, now I see @gaylord is using a 64 Bit OS.

So it looks like the Download page has some problems...

aha_1980

@gaylord @hskoglund

It looks the correct download is here: https://download.qt.io/official_releases/online_installers/qt-unified-linux-x64-online.run

Maybe they got the link on the web page wrong ;)

gaylord

Thanks everyone. The link from aha_1980 does give me the latest, 64-bit download. I've sent qt a message indicating that the links on the linux download page need to be updated, and specify separate 32 and 64-bit downloads.