#Raspberry pi qt creator install#

I recommend the medium sized image: “Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) with desktop”. You will need to download the latest Raspberry Pi OS image from the Raspberry Pi website, available here:

#Raspberry pi qt creator install#

Linux VM to install Qt and the required software in - LUbuntu 18.04 alternate used here and recommended.

Ideally Ethernet network between Pi and and PC, WiFi will do but is slower.A computer with an SD card read or USB SD card reader - any OS will do.

Raspberry Pi 3 and suitable 2.1A power supply.

Build a Qt example, and deploy and run it on the Pi!īefore we start out, there are a few things that you are going to need:.

Build Qt from source, and any Qt modules we might need.

Create a sysroot folder in the Linux virtual machine, which we will use to synchronize the Qt libraries we will build onto the Pi.

Install all software and tools needed in a Linux Virtual Machine (VM).

Install Raspberry Pi OS (Buster) onto an SD card for the Raspberry Pi, and get it ready for development.

Once we have finished, you will be able to write code with Qt as you normally would, and then when you’re ready to build for the Pi, just select it as a build option and compile for the Pi! This article will walk you through all the steps needed to cross compile Qt 5 code for the Raspberry Pi 3 using Linux.