I often see new software that is Qt and (from what I have been told viewtopic.php?f=90&t=188874 I get that Qt is for KDE, so in Linux Mint Cinnamon GTK is preferred. I understand this has something to do with the graphical user interface.
Why not have one GUI "system" that all software uses? Or make LM Cinnamon use both Qt and GTK?
Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both? [SOLVED]
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Cecilieaux
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Every time I think I'm past newbiedom something like this happens.
Running Linux Mint 21 Vera with Cinnamon.
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MintBean
Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
Cinnamon itself was written using the GTK framework but you can (and probably do) run both Qt and GTK applications on it.
Why does more than one framework exist? Different developers, different ideas, different features. Competition is good.
Why does more than one framework exist? Different developers, different ideas, different features. Competition is good.
Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
It's not about the GUI so much as about all the code libraries used. Just because an app uses Qt libraries doesn't mean it's a KDE app. I've had Qt programs installed in GTK based DEs many times. No problem. They don't pull in a giant pile of dependencies or cause theming issues in GTK DEs unless they're actual KDE apps.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong - H. L. Mencken
Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
Why have more than one make of car available? Why have more than one brand of beer available?cecilieaux wrote:Why not have one GUI "system" that all software uses?
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turtlebay
Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
Reminds me of one of the paragraphs in 'Linux is not Windows' - " A Windows user isn't used to making so many choices just to get up & running. Exasperated "Does there have to be so much choice?" posts are very common. " .
( http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm )
( http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm )
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cecilieaux
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Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
So right! hanks for the laugh! I have been using Linux exclusively at home for several years, but I am still very much a newbie.turtlebay wrote:Reminds me of one of the paragraphs in 'Linux is not Windows' - " A Windows user isn't used to making so many choices just to get up & running. Exasperated "Does there have to be so much choice?" posts are very common. " .
( http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm )
Thank you all for your various explanations.
Cecilieaux
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Every time I think I'm past newbiedom something like this happens.
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Every time I think I'm past newbiedom something like this happens.
Running Linux Mint 21 Vera with Cinnamon.
Re: Qt vs GTK -- why not one for all? Or both?
Actually I agree with that.; The flip side of choice is fragmentation, and the Linux world would be a LOT better without so much choice. Just as one example, there'd definitely be more ported software available if there was more consistent package management and consistent IDEs.turtlebay wrote:... Exasperated "Does there have to be so much choice?" posts are very common. ...
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong - H. L. Mencken