LXQt 2.0.0 released (lxqt-project.org)
from JRepin@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 17 Apr 2024 12:51
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timewarp@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 12:59 next collapse

I like some of LXQt tools, but at one point do you decide if you’re going to use Qt… why not just go all out and use KDE?

stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi on 17 Apr 2024 13:23 next collapse

It’s very lightweight

dinckelman@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 13:23 next collapse

Lower performance machines

eugenia@lemmy.ml on 17 Apr 2024 16:20 next collapse

Because it uses 250 MB of RAM on a well-optimized distro (e.g. installing it on DietPi), instead of 1.5 GB of RAM.

timewarp@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 20:21 collapse

So does many of the GTK tools though… so, again… why use Qt at all if you want to save memory.

eugenia@lemmy.ml on 17 Apr 2024 22:29 next collapse

We’re talking about a whole desktop environment, not “gtk tools”. Both lxde and lxqt are lightweight, and have more utilities and prefs than the standard window managers, or the old stuff, like icewm.

Revan343@lemmy.ca on 17 Apr 2024 22:48 collapse

If you like GTK use Xfce, if you like Qt use LxQt

[deleted] on 17 Apr 2024 22:46 next collapse

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HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works on 19 Apr 2024 13:09 collapse

Why use xfce if you want to use GTK… why not just go all out and use Gnome?

timewarp@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 2024 20:50 collapse

I use Hyrpland, and so there are times where I need to use GTK or Qt tools. I generally don’t like KDE-based tools though because they are dependency-heavy.

OneRedFox@beehaw.org on 17 Apr 2024 14:22 next collapse

I don’t use LXQt itself, but its software suite is nice if you want a Qt desktop with a tiling window manager. Looking forward to it landing in my distro. 👍

boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net on 17 Apr 2024 15:49 collapse

Note that LXQt doensnt include a window manager, but runs independently on top of others like Sway, KWin, Hyprland, Wayfire (Wayland) or Openbox and others (XOrg)

boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net on 17 Apr 2024 15:50 next collapse

Have a look at this thread for Wayland support

KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 16:23 next collapse

Goddamn it, stop trying to lure me away from Debian again!

woelkchen@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 17:15 collapse

stop trying to lure me away from Debian again!

Huh? wiki.debian.org/LXQt

KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 17:24 collapse

Not 2.0

woelkchen@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 2024 17:29 collapse

Not 2.0

So? Can’t be that long until it’s in Sid or at least an add-on repo.

ani@endlesstalk.org on 17 Apr 2024 17:06 next collapse

LXQt is the best desktop environment plus it’s so lightweight. LXQt is proof GNome is a bloated hot garbage.

Markydraws@lemmy.kde.social on 17 Apr 2024 18:30 collapse

So many more features than gnome, while being one of if not the most lightweight DE

matcha_addict@lemy.lol on 17 Apr 2024 22:37 next collapse

How does it compare to XFCE

theshatterstone54@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 2024 09:28 collapse

So…

2.0 was a switch to QT6

and

2.1.0 brings us Wayland? Very exciting! Definitely will check it out (as a full session), as I always pick apps from either XFCE or LXQT for my tiling window manager set up. I’ve been using Thunar lately, though I’m open to switching back to pcmanfm if I want to.