** Changed in: qtbase-opensource-src (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579265
Title:
Qt dev package does not include webenginewidgets
If I'm understanding this bug report correctly, you need QtWebEngine to
be in Debian. I'll assign this to myself as I have been working with the
Debian Qt people to get QtWebEngine and QtWebChannel (a dependency of
QtWebEngine) packaged.
At the moment, QtWebChannel is in Debian, and we're waiting
Yes, making it call the libraries already in Debian dynamically would be
a lot of work. We'll see if someone will eventually work on it or not,
there are certainly applications that would require it.
And yes, Oxide is not drop-in replacement, it has different API etc.
It's however a fully up-to-da
Thanks for the updates and the links to the discussions. My
understanding is that Debian doesn't wish to distribute Qt WebEngine
because it is would be linked in statically and thus not receive any
security updates. And changing it to use the library dynamically would
be too much work. Is that a fa
I'll want to add that in Ubuntu you may want to use Oxide instead which
provides somewhat similar, modern up-to-date and security supported web
engine with Qt/QML bindings: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-
qt
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Unfortunately Qt WebEngine is not available at all in Debian or Ubuntu,
because it's largely unsuitable for distribution. This bug therefore
won't fix until there is someone willing to spend considerable effort
(months at minimum) to package Qt WebEngine to Debian (from which it
will get into Ubunt
