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Makes Linux applications self-contained by copying in the libraries and plugins that the application uses, and optionally generates an AppImage. Can be used for Qt and other applications. This Linux Deployment Tool, linuxdeployqt, takes an application as input and makes it self-contained by copying in the resources that the application uses (like libraries, graphics, and plugins) into a bundle. The resulting bundle can be distributed as an AppDir or as an AppImage to users, or can be put into cross-distribution packages. It can be used as part of the build process to deploy applications written in C, C++, and other compiled languages with systems like CMake, qmake, and make. When used on Qt-based applications, it can bundle a specific minimal subset of Qt required to run the application. This tool is conceptually based on the Mac Deployment Tool, macdeployqt in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit, but has been changed to a slightly different logic.
Features
- Instead of an .app bundle for macOS, this produces an AppDir for Linux
- Download linuxdeployqt-x86_64.AppImage from the Releases page
- Deploy applications written in C, C++
- Deploy other compiled languages with systems like CMake, qmake, and make
- Bundle a specific minimal subset of Qt required to run the application
- The oldest still-supported release of Ubuntu is currently targeted, tested and supported by the team
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