Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: multimedia

Question

I am trying to compile qGo, after installing qt5

git clone https://github.com/pzorin/qgo.git
cd qgo
qmake
make
sudo make install

Right now the latest error is saying it can't find multimedia

# make
cd src/ && ( test -e Makefile || /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/bin/qmake /home/jdm/Downloads/qgo/src/src.pro -o Makefile ) && make -f Makefile 
Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: multimedia
make: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 3

I guessed the library libqt5multimedia5 based on this question, but the computer it says its already there and the error persists.

libqt5multimedia5 is already the newest version.

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There is another similar question but the user answered his own question. I am not sure how it applies here:

• "Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: multimedia" when building my project with fresh static Qt5.3.0

Solution

I'm not able to post a comment, so I will write it as an answer. Your problem has been solved here: https://forum.qt.io/topic/27608/unknown-module-multimedia/6

In order to handle the issue you should try installing packages that are absent:

sudo apt-get install qtmultimedia5-dev libqt5multimediawidgets5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5multimedia5

and restart your Qt Creator after that. Cheers.

UPDATE. If it will not work, try another solution:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep qtmultimedia5-dev
sudo apt-get source --compile qtmultimedia5-dev

UPDATE 2 For me the solution was the following:

1. Download sources from http://download.qt.io/development_releases/qt/5.4/5.4.0-rc/submodules/

2. Build them, add the library manually.