Linux

Linux (or GNU/Linux) in general is considered a major operating system that dominates the cloud/server market. Since Linux is not a single operating system (Linux is offered by different vendors in the form of different Linux distributions that are not entirely compatible) like Windows or macOS, it is very hard for developers to build their applications and expect them to run flawlessly on different Linux distributions (distros). However, if you develop your Linux application on Qt, there is a high chance that it will work on most distributions, if not on all of the major distros out there, as long as the Qt library exists on the target system.

The default kit selection on Linux is much simpler than Windows. Since a 64-bit application ...

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