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Revision as of 07:59, 3 February 2015
LXQt
Summary
Package the LXQt desktop Environment for Fedora
Owner
- Name: Christoph Wickert
- Email: cwickert@fedoraproject.org
- Release notes owner:
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 22
- Last updated:
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the Razor-qt projects: A lightweight, modular, blazing-fast and user-friendly desktop environment.
Benefit to Fedora
LXQt will make Fedora more interesting for users who look for a slick and slim desktop environment.
Therefore, look also at the page of the LXQt Special Interest Group (LXQt SIG).
Scope
- Proposal owners: All LXQt components need to be packaged, the packages need to be reviewed and the result needs to be tested.
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Upgrade/compatibility impact
LXQt packages already in the repo
How To Test
- Install LXQt with
dnf groupinstall lxqt
- Select LXQt from the display manager and log in.
- Run Release_validation_test_plan, in particular the Desktop_Acceptance_Test_Cases.
User Experience
LXQt is a fast and stable desktop environment already usable on production desktops. It will not get in the user's way. It is focused on being a Classic Desktop with a modern Look & Feel.
Dependencies
LXQt depends on some other components already present in Fedora:
- Various LXDE packages (lxpolkit, lxde-common, lxmenu-data, libfm, some might need an update)
- Openbox Window Manager (current version is sufficient)
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: Don't ship LXQt or don't announce it as feature.
- Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze
- Blocks release? No
- Blocks product? None
Documentation
- Website: http://lxqt.org/
- Blog: http://blog.lxde.org/
- Mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
- Source code: https://github.com/LXDE/lxde-qt/
- Bug tracker: https://github.com/LXDE/lxde-qt/issues