How to make binary distribution of Qt application for Linux

Question

I am developing cross-platform Qt application. It is freeware though not open-source. Therefore I want to distribute it as a compiled binary.

On windows there is no

Answer 1

You can also distribute Qt shared libraries on Linux. Then, get your software to load those instead of the system default ones. Shared libraries can be over-ridden using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. This is probably the simplest solution for you. You can always change this in a wrapper script for your executable.

Alternatively, just specify the minimum library version that your users need to have installed on the system.