could not load Qt platform plugin when running setup.py

[Deepika-Parthasarathy]

I run into this error while running the setup file. I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I tried installing the required packages but that didn't work either. Please help.

:~$ python3 CellModeller/Scripts/CellModellerGUI.py qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found. This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, wayland-egl, wayland, wayland-xcomposite-egl, wayland-xcomposite-glx, webgl, xcb.

Aborted

[timrudge]

Hi - I have never seen this issue before. I dont think we have run on Ubuntu 22. There is some info here that maybe could help:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59809703/could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb-in-even-though-it-was-found

best Tim

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[Deepika-Parthasarathy]

https://github.com/cellmodeller/CellModeller/issues/23 I referred to this one. It had the same error. I did sudo apt-get install -y libqt5x11extras5 and it build the GUI. I had the environment set up to run setup.py.

It built the GUI. Thanks.