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diff --git a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc index af0f568e5..9e72166b3 100644 --- a/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/platforms/linux.qdoc @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /**************************************************************************** ** -** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd. +** Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd. ** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/ ** ** This file is part of the documentation of the Qt Toolkit. @@ -357,9 +357,16 @@ \section1 Step 1: Installing the License File (Commercially Licensed Qt Only) - If you have a commercial Qt license, download the license file - from your \l {Qt Account} Web portal and save it as - \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. + If you use Qt with a commercial license, the Qt tools look for a local license file. + If you are using a binary installer or the commercial Qt Creator, your licenses + are automatically fetched and stored in your local user profile + (\c{$XDG_DATA_HOME/Qt/qtlicenses.ini} file). + + If you do not use any binary installer or Qt Creator, you can download + the respective license file from your \l {Qt Account} Web portal and save + it to your user profile as \c{$HOME/.qt-license}. If you prefer a + different location or file name, you need to set the \c{QT_LICENSE_FILE} + environment variable to the respective file path. \section1 Step 2: Unpacking the Archive Unpack the archive if you have not done so already. For example, |