By keeping a verified copy of the 5.12.x offline installer on your local server, you guard against:
You are trying to run a 64-bit 5.12.x offline installer on a 32-bit machine. Fix: Search for the i386 or x86 (not x86_64) variant of the 5.12.x offline installer. Note that support for 32-bit was dropped in later patches of the 5.12.x series.
When a production server crashes, you do not want to wait for external repos to come back online. Having the 5.12.x offline installer on a recovery drive means you can rebuild a server from scratch in minutes, regardless of external internet status.
Always start at the official developer portal or the "Archive" section of the software’s website. For Qt, this is often found in their official_releases / online_installers directory.
By keeping a verified copy of the 5.12.x offline installer on your local server, you guard against:
You are trying to run a 64-bit 5.12.x offline installer on a 32-bit machine. Fix: Search for the i386 or x86 (not x86_64) variant of the 5.12.x offline installer. Note that support for 32-bit was dropped in later patches of the 5.12.x series.
When a production server crashes, you do not want to wait for external repos to come back online. Having the 5.12.x offline installer on a recovery drive means you can rebuild a server from scratch in minutes, regardless of external internet status.
Always start at the official developer portal or the "Archive" section of the software’s website. For Qt, this is often found in their official_releases / online_installers directory.
