# paraview without resources

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216 "2023-11-09T08:39:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/may_soun/32/12665_2.png) [@may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/may_soun)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/1 "2023-11-09T08:39:12Z")

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Hello,  
i did get the paraview code source and build it, but when i execute the generated ‘paraview.exe’ it doesn’t show the resources (images and icons) like in the screen below

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0cfbc4ca28d0c7c1816e0adc8979103b49118767.png)

is there any missing ressouces of files that i should put them in the output folder.  
thanks in advance for your helps.  
regards

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/2 "2023-11-09T09:43:24Z")

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Hi @may_soun

You need to install the Qt svg package. Using ubuntu that would be:

`sudo apt-get install libqt5svg5*`

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### Author: ![may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/may_soun/32/12665_2.png) [@may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/may_soun)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/3 "2023-11-09T09:53:26Z")

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thank you for your response, but i’m using windows, how can i install it

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/4 "2023-11-09T09:54:01Z")

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How did you install Qt ?

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### Author: ![may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/may_soun/32/12665_2.png) [@may\_soun](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/may_soun)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/5 "2023-11-09T10:07:18Z")

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![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/219ef79db7cf8d88447ba83727209f8216c16ff6.png)

but i have already the Qt5svg in the Qt folder installation

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7ce34eca43c16da9592c2dc2375af394f7a7fa7e.png)

i did copy the Qt5Svg.dll in the same location of “paraview.exe” but still the same issue

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-without-resources/13216/6 "2023-11-09T12:31:46Z")

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I’m afraid I have no idea. The symptom you have looks like svg component of Qt is not available.