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Dissatisfied with GTK+ 3,<ref name="PCManFM Qt 0.1.0"/> Hong Jen Yee experimented with [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] in early 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=966 |title=PCManFM file manager is ported to Qt? |publisher=LXDE Blog |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> and released the first version of a Qt-based [[PCManFM]] on {{date|2013-03-26}}.<ref name="PCManFM Qt 0.1.0">{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=990 |title=PCManFM Qt 0.1.0 released |publisher=LXDE Blog |date=2013-03-27 |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> He clarified, though, that this means no departure from GTK+ in LXDE, saying “The Gtk+ and Qt versions will coexist”. He later ported LXDE’s [[Xrandr]] front-end to Qt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.desktop.lxde.devel/3269 |title=LXDE xrandr GUI frontent lxrandr is ported to Qt in one day |publisher=Gmane |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> |
Dissatisfied with GTK+ 3,<ref name="PCManFM Qt 0.1.0"/> Hong Jen Yee experimented with [[Qt (framework)|Qt]] in early 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=966 |title=PCManFM file manager is ported to Qt? |publisher=LXDE Blog |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> and released the first version of a Qt-based [[PCManFM]] on {{date|2013-03-26}}.<ref name="PCManFM Qt 0.1.0">{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=990 |title=PCManFM Qt 0.1.0 released |publisher=LXDE Blog |date=2013-03-27 |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> He clarified, though, that this means no departure from GTK+ in LXDE, saying “The Gtk+ and Qt versions will coexist”. He later ported LXDE’s [[Xrandr]] front-end to Qt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.desktop.lxde.devel/3269 |title=LXDE xrandr GUI frontent lxrandr is ported to Qt in one day |publisher=Gmane |accessdate=2013-05-04}}</ref> |
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On {{date|2013-07-03}} Hong Jen Yee announced a Qt port of the full LXDE suite.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1013 |title=LXDE - LXDE-Qt Preview |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2013-07-03 |accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref> And on 21 July 2013, [[Razor-qt]] and LXDE announced that they |
On {{date|2013-07-03}} Hong Jen Yee announced a Qt port of the full LXDE suite.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1013 |title=LXDE - LXDE-Qt Preview |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2013-07-03 |accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref> And on 21 July 2013, [[Razor-qt]] and LXDE announced that they decided to merge the two projects.<ref>{{cite web |author=brother |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1046 |title="The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt" |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2013-07-22 |accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/razor-qt/PNvkoidV2Ik |title=The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt at Razor-qt Google group |publisher=Groups.google.com |accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=31196887 |title="The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt" at the LXDE-list archive |publisher=Sourceforge.net |date=2013-07-20 |accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref>. This merge means that the Gtk+ and the Qt versions will coexist at first but that, eventually, the GTK version will be dropped and all efforts will be focused on the Qt port.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1046 |title=The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2013-07-22 |accessdate=2016-07-31}}</ref> The merger of LXDE-Qt and Razor-qt was renamed LXQt,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1100 |title=The First Alpha Release of LXDE-Qt (or LXQt) is in Preparation |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2014-04-27 |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref> and the first release, version 0.7.0, was made available on {{date|2014-05-07}}.<ref name="0.7release">{{cite web |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1107 |title=LXQt 0.7.0 released |publisher=Blog.lxde.org |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref> Version 0.8.0, bringing with it full Qt 5 compatibility, was made available on {{date|13-Oct-2014}}.<ref name="Leclanche14Oct14">{{cite news |url=http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1277 |title=LXQt 0.8.0 released! |accessdate=8 January 2015 |last=Leclanche |first=Jerome |date=14 October 2014 |work=LXDE Official Blog}}</ref> |
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LXQt version 0.9 was released in February 2015, featuring heavy internal cleanups and refactorings. All compatibility with Qt 4 was dropped, requiring Qt 5 & [[KDE Frameworks 5]]. Qt 5.3 is now the minimum required version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lxqt.org/release/2015/02/08/release-0-9-0/ |title=LXQt |work=lxqt.org |accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/lxde/mailman/message/33373317/ |title=LXDE - Lightweight X Desktop Environment |work=sourceforge.net |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> |
LXQt version 0.9 was released in February 2015, featuring heavy internal cleanups and refactorings. All compatibility with Qt 4 was dropped, requiring Qt 5 & [[KDE Frameworks 5]]. Qt 5.3 is now the minimum required version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lxqt.org/release/2015/02/08/release-0-9-0/ |title=LXQt |work=lxqt.org |accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/p/lxde/mailman/message/33373317/ |title=LXDE - Lightweight X Desktop Environment |work=sourceforge.net |accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref> |
Revision as of 00:05, 31 July 2016
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Developer(s) | The LXQt Team |
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Initial release | 2013 |
Stable release | 0.10
/ November 2, 2015 |
Repository | |
Written in | C, C++ |
Operating system | Unix-like |
Available in | Multilingual |
Type | Desktop environment |
License | GNU GPL, GNU LGPL |
Website | lxqt |
LXQt is a bundle of software packages under development, with the aim of providing a complete desktop environment. It was formed from the merger of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects.
History
Dissatisfied with GTK+ 3,[1] Hong Jen Yee experimented with Qt in early 2013[2] and released the first version of a Qt-based PCManFM on 26 March 2013.[1] He clarified, though, that this means no departure from GTK+ in LXDE, saying “The Gtk+ and Qt versions will coexist”. He later ported LXDE’s Xrandr front-end to Qt.[3]
On 3 July 2013 Hong Jen Yee announced a Qt port of the full LXDE suite.[4] And on 21 July 2013, Razor-qt and LXDE announced that they decided to merge the two projects.[5][6][7]. This merge means that the Gtk+ and the Qt versions will coexist at first but that, eventually, the GTK version will be dropped and all efforts will be focused on the Qt port.[8] The merger of LXDE-Qt and Razor-qt was renamed LXQt,[9] and the first release, version 0.7.0, was made available on 7 May 2014.[10] Version 0.8.0, bringing with it full Qt 5 compatibility, was made available on 13 October 2014.[11]
LXQt version 0.9 was released in February 2015, featuring heavy internal cleanups and refactorings. All compatibility with Qt 4 was dropped, requiring Qt 5 & KDE Frameworks 5. Qt 5.3 is now the minimum required version.[12][13]
LXQt version 0.10 was released in November 2015.
Software components
LXQt consists of many modular components, some of them depending on Qt and KDE Frameworks 5.[14]
Name | Dependencies (besides Qt) | Comments |
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lximage-qt | Image viewer of LXQt | |
lxmenu-data | ||
lxqt-about | About dialog of LXQt | |
lxqt-admin | ||
lxqt-common | ||
lxqt-config | KScreen (RandR) | LXQt system settings center |
lxqt-globalkeys | KGlobalAccel | |
lxqt-notificationd | LXQt notification daemon | |
lxqt-openssh-askpass | ||
lxqt-panel | Solid | |
lxqt-policykit | LXQt Polkit authentication agent | |
lxqt-powermanagement | Solid | |
lxqt-qtplugin | ||
lxqt-runner | The LXQt application runner | |
lxqt-session | The LXQt session manager | |
lxqt-sudo | ||
menu-cache | ||
obconf-qt | Openbox configuration tool written in Qt | |
compton-conf | GUI configuration tool for Compton X composite manager (metacity ⇒ xcompmgr ⇒ dcompmgr ⇒ Compton)[15] | |
pcmanfm-qt | ||
qt-gtk-engine | Theming GTK+ 3 programs with Qt styles |
Roadmap
See also
References
- ^ a b "PCManFM Qt 0.1.0 released". LXDE Blog. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ "PCManFM file manager is ported to Qt?". LXDE Blog. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ "LXDE xrandr GUI frontent lxrandr is ported to Qt in one day". Gmane. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ "LXDE - LXDE-Qt Preview". Blog.lxde.org. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ brother (2013-07-22). ""The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt"". Blog.lxde.org. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt at Razor-qt Google group". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ ""The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt" at the LXDE-list archive". Sourceforge.net. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt". Blog.lxde.org. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "The First Alpha Release of LXDE-Qt (or LXQt) is in Preparation". Blog.lxde.org. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "LXQt 0.7.0 released". Blog.lxde.org. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ Leclanche, Jerome (14 October 2014). "LXQt 0.8.0 released!". LXDE Official Blog. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "LXQt". lxqt.org. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "LXDE - Lightweight X Desktop Environment". sourceforge.net. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ https://github.com/lxde/lxqt/wiki/KF5-usage-in-LXQt
- ^ "Compton in ArchLinux Wiki".
External links
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