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[QUICK FIX] Run Qt AppImages on NixOS (Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb")
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run-appimage-nixos.bash
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# activate `appimage-run` first: https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Appimage
appimage=<your_appimage_path> # set your executable path
QT_PLUGIN_PATH= appimage-run "$appimage" # RUN IT
# SOURCE: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/appimage-run-fails-loading-qt-platform-plugin-xcb/29293
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