Xubuntu - Fix the QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME environment variable is not set correctly error

A short while back, I upgraded the minimal installation of Xubuntu Jammy Jellyfish to Noble Numbat, and then I installed Qt5 Configuration Utility (qt5ct) and upon launching, it presented me with the following error,

the QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME environment variable is not set correctly (current value:gtk2, required value:qt5ct)

So, I added the following line into the /etc/environment file,

export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct

Next I performed the logout/login routine and again launched the qt5ct and again the same error persisted to my frustration.

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A great local shoe store experience in Navsari

Initially, I didn’t want to write this post, but then a thought from some deep recesses of my mind came afloat,

Big online marketplaces and big franchises spend a ton of money on promoting themselves while small local businesses can’t, so why not spread the word around when you discover something good locally?

I was wondering around a backstreet in a small south Gujarat town called Navsari when my eyes spotted a lovely looking shoe store.

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