qtcreator command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix qtcreator command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

qtcreator: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: qtcreator: command not found

Solutions to qtcreator: command not found

How To Fix qtcreator: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu qtcreator is provided by qtcreator package.

qtcreator is:

Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) designed to make development with the Qt application framework faster and easier.

It includes:

  • An advanced C++ code editor
  • Integrated GUI layout and forms designer
  • Project and build management tools
  • Integrated, context-sensitive help system
  • Visual debugger
  • Rapid code navigation tools
  • Supports multiple platforms
  • Qt Quick Designer

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install qtcreator

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install qtcreator.

sudo apt -y install qtcreator

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install qtcreator

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix qtcreator command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.