libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 18.0 Update 1 and earlier, you may see these two error messages when you launch the Intel Quartus Prime GUI in Linux.

libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found

libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

Resolution

To work around this problem, set the following environment variables in a Linux terminal.

Bash:

export QMLSCENE_DEVICE=softwarecontext

export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=y

C Shell:

setenv QMLSCENE_DEVICE softwarecontext

setenv LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT y

This problem is fixed beginning with the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software version 18.1