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The Qt Framework is developed in C++, hence it is guaranteed that it would be a cake walk for any good C++ developer. It supports CLI and GUI-based application development. At the time of writing this chapter, the latest version of the Qt application framework is Qt 5.7.0. By the time you read this book, it is possible that a different version of Qt will be available for you to download. You can download the latest version from https://www.qt.io.
Installing Qt 5.7.0 in Ubuntu 16.04
Throughout this chapter, I'll be using Ubuntu 16.04 OS; however, the programs that are listed in this chapter should work on any platform that supports Qt.
For detailed installation instructions, refer to https://wiki.qt.io/install_Qt_5_on_Ubuntu.
At this point, you should have a C++ compiler installed on your system. If this is not the case, first ensure that you install a C++ compiler, as follows:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
From the Ubuntu Terminal, you should be able to download Qt 5.7.0, as shown in...