Protobuf version conflicts with Qt

Question

I\'m trying to use protobufs v 3.3.2 with Qt 5.9.1. This works with some Qt applications, but only if they are command line programs. Once I create a GUI application with Qt and

Answer 1

If you are using Qt from the Ubuntu package repository, you can remove the offending library by uninstalling qt5-gtk-platformtheme. This will remove libqgtk3.so and the corresponding CMake file without having to resort to hacks that might have unintended consequences.