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stodge
12th April 2007, 15:57
Is it possible to run Qt apps on a Linux system without X11 or xorg running? I realise this is probably what embedded Qt/Qtopia does, but I read some posts elsewhere that contradict this. I know Linux has the framebuffer - can Qt applications run solely on this?

Thanks

guilugi
12th April 2007, 16:03
Well, if the applications are graphical, you'll need a X server to run them...

Only applications using QtCore library should work on a terminal, without X.

For the framebuffer part...I don't know, I've never tried

stodge
12th April 2007, 16:18
They are graphical, but I don't want to run X.

Thanks

guilugi
12th April 2007, 16:23
Okay, maybe you should have a look on this particular package : a virtual X server based on framebuffer ! ;)

http://packages.debian.org/testing/x11/xvfb

jacek
12th April 2007, 18:40
I realise this is probably what embedded Qt/Qtopia does,
Yes, that's the main difference between Qt and Qtopia Core.

http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/qtopia_core/core_features