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    JacobNovitsky
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    webEngine.png
    How should I proceed? I have another machine with Qt installed with online installer

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      SGaist
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      Hi,

      Since you already installed Qt using the online installer, go to the folder and use the Maintenance Tool to modify your installation.

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        JacobNovitsky
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        it does not work
        Cannot initialize cache: Cannot obtain the lock for file "/home/j/.cache/qt-unified-linux-online/cache.lock": Resource temporarily unavailable

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          ChrisW67
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          As @Christian-Ehrlicher pointed out: if you built your Qt instance from source, then you need to reconfigure it to include the Web Engine components, rebuild, and reinstall.
          If, as @SGaist has assumed, you installed your entire Qt from the online installer, then you need to run the Maintenance Tool, select the missing component(s), and let it install them for you.

          The error message you posted seems to indicate that you are trying to install Qt using the online installer on top of an existing self-built Qt. You cannot add a component to an existing self-built Qt using the Qt Online installer. To install a completely new Qt instance you need to install into a fresh directory.

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          • J JacobNovitsky

            it does not work
            Cannot initialize cache: Cannot obtain the lock for file "/home/j/.cache/qt-unified-linux-online/cache.lock": Resource temporarily unavailable

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            jsulm
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            @JacobNovitsky said in Unknown module(s) in QT: webenginewidgets:

            Cannot obtain the lock for file "/home/j/.cache/qt-unified-linux-online/cache.lock": Resource temporarily unavailable

            Is Qt Online Installer still running? If so close it and try again.
            If it does not help delete that file manually.

            https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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              JacobNovitsky
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              #12

              I've removed all components with Maintenance tool, then reinstalled
              Qt and Web engine with online installer

              Trying to compile sample project:

              QT += widgets webenginewidgets
              CONFIG += c++17
              SOURCES += main.cpp
              
              #include <QApplication>
              #include <QWebEngineView>
              #include <QUrl>
              
              int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                  QApplication app(argc, argv);
              
                  QWebEngineView view;
                  view.resize(1200, 800);
                  view.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://www.qt.io")));
                  view.show();
              
                  return app.exec();
              }
              

              getting error:
              :-1: error: Unknown module(s) in QT: webchannel positioning

              Kindly advise!
              q.png

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              • J JacobNovitsky

                I've removed all components with Maintenance tool, then reinstalled
                Qt and Web engine with online installer

                Trying to compile sample project:

                QT += widgets webenginewidgets
                CONFIG += c++17
                SOURCES += main.cpp
                
                #include <QApplication>
                #include <QWebEngineView>
                #include <QUrl>
                
                int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                    QApplication app(argc, argv);
                
                    QWebEngineView view;
                    view.resize(1200, 800);
                    view.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://www.qt.io")));
                    view.show();
                
                    return app.exec();
                }
                

                getting error:
                :-1: error: Unknown module(s) in QT: webchannel positioning

                Kindly advise!
                q.png

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                jsulm
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                @JacobNovitsky said in Unknown module(s) in QT: webenginewidgets:

                webchannel positioning

                Same: did you install these two modules?

                https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                  JacobNovitsky
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                  #14

                  libqt6webchannel6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                  libqt6webchannel6-dev/jammy,now 6.2.4-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                  1wlibqt6positioning6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                  libqt6positioning6-plugins/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                  libqt6positioningquick6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                  qt6-positioning-dev/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]

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                  • J JacobNovitsky

                    libqt6webchannel6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                    libqt6webchannel6-dev/jammy,now 6.2.4-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                    1wlibqt6positioning6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                    libqt6positioning6-plugins/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                    libqt6positioningquick6/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
                    qt6-positioning-dev/jammy,now 6.2.4-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]

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                    SGaist
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                    @JacobNovitsky If you are using the Qt version from the online installer, you have to add these dependencies from the online installer as well...

                    Or just use the Qt version from your distribution. However you cannot mix and match.

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                      JacobNovitsky
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                      Should I install above libraries with version 6.9.2? (as per my Qt version)

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                      • J JacobNovitsky

                        Should I install above libraries with version 6.9.2? (as per my Qt version)

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                        jsulm
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                        @JacobNovitsky You should install these libraries for the Qt version you're using.
                        You wrote:
                        "I've removed all components with Maintenance tool, then reinstalled
                        Qt and Web engine with online installer"
                        Doesn't that mean that you now need to install these modules using Qt Maintenance Tool from that Qt installation?

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                            JacobNovitsky
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                            All modules installed, version of module is the same as Qt -> 6.9.2
                            getting error when trying to build below:

                            :-1: error: Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: webchannel positioning

                            TEMPLATE = app
                            TARGET = webengine_test
                            QT += core gui widgets webenginewidgets   # <-- webenginewidgets is required
                            
                            CONFIG += c++17
                            
                            SOURCES += main.cpp
                            
                            #include <QApplication>
                            #include <QWebEngineView>
                            
                            int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                            {
                                QApplication app(argc, argv);
                            
                                QWebEngineView view;
                                view.resize(800, 600);
                                view.load(QUrl("https://www.qt.io")); // any test URL
                                view.show();
                            
                                return app.exec();
                            }
                            
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                              hskoglund
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                              Screenshot from 2025-09-20 06-46-18.png

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                              • J JacobNovitsky

                                All modules installed, version of module is the same as Qt -> 6.9.2
                                getting error when trying to build below:

                                :-1: error: Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: webchannel positioning

                                TEMPLATE = app
                                TARGET = webengine_test
                                QT += core gui widgets webenginewidgets   # <-- webenginewidgets is required
                                
                                CONFIG += c++17
                                
                                SOURCES += main.cpp
                                
                                #include <QApplication>
                                #include <QWebEngineView>
                                
                                int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                {
                                    QApplication app(argc, argv);
                                
                                    QWebEngineView view;
                                    view.resize(800, 600);
                                    view.load(QUrl("https://www.qt.io")); // any test URL
                                    view.show();
                                
                                    return app.exec();
                                }
                                
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                                @JacobNovitsky when you say all modules installed:

                                • from the same source ?
                                • are you using the Qt version with all the modules installed to build your application ?

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                                  enjoysmath
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                                  #22

                                  Yo yo. I'm having this exact same issue. Both with 6.8 and 6.5.3. I'm guessing same thing willl happen with 6.10 if I were to try it out... Can't install and use webenginewidgets. I just need a single browser window for rendering KaTeX and taking snapshots of it... Anyone know of a quickfix?

                                  Windows 10, 64bit.
                                  I only use Widgets-side for desktop apps.

                                  Same dealio with webchannel. All installed!

                                  https://github.com/enjoysmath
                                  https://math.stackexchange.com/users/26327/exercisingmathematician

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                                    How to fix below?
                                    :-1: error: Unknown module(s) in QT: webenginewidgets

                                    
                                    
                                    TEMPLATE = app
                                    TARGET = QtGcppBrowser
                                    
                                    # Enable C++17 in qmake
                                    CONFIG += c++17
                                    
                                    # Required Qt modules
                                    QT += widgets webenginewidgets
                                    
                                    SOURCES += main.cpp
                                    
                                    # If building with very old qmake that lacks 'c++17', uncomment:
                                    # CONFIG -= c++17
                                    # CONFIG += c++1z
                                    
                                    #include <QApplication>
                                    #include <QWebEngineView>
                                    #include <QUrl>
                                    
                                    int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                                        QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("QtExamples");
                                        QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
                                        QApplication app(argc, argv);
                                    
                                        QWebEngineView view;
                                        const QUrl start = QUrl::fromUserInput(argc > 1 ? argv[22] : "https://www.qt.io");
                                        view.setUrl(start);
                                        view.resize(1024, 750);
                                        view.show();
                                        return app.exec();
                                    }
                                    
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                                    @JacobNovitsky Were you able to fix this? Having same issue independent of you building yours from source, since mines just the standard community installer on Windows 10!

                                    https://github.com/enjoysmath
                                    https://math.stackexchange.com/users/26327/exercisingmathematician

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                                    • enjoysmathE enjoysmath

                                      Yo yo. I'm having this exact same issue. Both with 6.8 and 6.5.3. I'm guessing same thing willl happen with 6.10 if I were to try it out... Can't install and use webenginewidgets. I just need a single browser window for rendering KaTeX and taking snapshots of it... Anyone know of a quickfix?

                                      Windows 10, 64bit.
                                      I only use Widgets-side for desktop apps.

                                      Same dealio with webchannel. All installed!

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                                      wrote last edited by Bonnie
                                      #24

                                      @enjoysmath Are you using Qt kit of MinGW? Webengine doesn't support MinGW, you must using MSVC kits.
                                      (Refering to: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-platform-notes.html#windows)

                                      Note: Currently, Qt WebEngine does not compile with MinGW.

                                      Qt Webengine module won't be installed on MinGW kit even you have it checked in the installer.

                                      You also need to install Qt Webchannel and Qt positioning in Additional Libraries.
                                      (Refering to: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-index.html)

                                      Note: By default, Qt WebEngine depends on the Qt Positioning and Qt WebChannel optional modules, but can be built without them. Be sure to install these add-ons when using the online installer.

                                      With all these installed rightly (by online installer), I can use webenginewidgets with Qt 6.8.3 on Windows 10.

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                                        #25

                                        @Bonnie

                                        I use the installer gotten to via Qt Creator 18.0.0 > Tools > Qt Maintenance Tool > Start Maintenance Tool.

                                        I have Qt WebEngineWidgets/Channels/Positioning installed now across the board. Do I need to include qt positining in the Qt += line of the .pro?

                                        And yes, always trying MSVC first. So now I know now to even try out MinGW option...

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                                          image.png

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