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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How to assign persistent network interface names on Debian

Problem:

You have configured the network in your Debian install via the /etc/network/interfaces file and everything seems to work, except the name of your configured network interface keeps changing after every reboot and that is resulting in the network being down. How do you assign persistent network interface name to fix this issue?

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