Interesting; I didn't realize LXQt was the next-gen LXDE vs. just being a fork/sibling.
I'm currently using Lubuntu which is Ubuntu+LXDE but then with Xmonad as a window manager and really enjoying it.
LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
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Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#12Not trying to be a problem here, but what problem does this solve? Why does someone undertake to make a new desktop environment? Is XFce/Kde/gnome/cinammon/what-have-you not enough?
LXDE is a lot faster than any of those, at least on my dev machine. I would recommend you give it a try. The difference was noticeable with Eclipse+Jumpshot+a full compilation of my project (a surprisingly common trio of things that I do).
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#13Please make the new LXQt prettier and more modern, too. I wish I would use LXDE/Lubuntu on older machines, but it's just so ugly I can't stand it. I think the next best thing for people like me right now is the MATE environment for Linux Mint, but it does use a bit more resources than LXDE, too.
Depending on what you mean by "prettier," that would kind of defeat the purpose of LXDE.
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#14I wonder if this will finally replace WindowMaker on my desktops. Don't laugh, it works.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#15Not trying to be a problem here, but what problem does this solve? Why does someone undertake to make a new desktop environment? Is XFce/Kde/gnome/cinammon/what-have-you not enough?
I'd guess the main idea is to try and create a comfortable environment for new users migrating from Windows.
Personally, I'm glad to be done with overlapping windows and graphical file browsers. I use Xmonad, urxvt and bash.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#16Not trying to be a problem here, but what problem does this solve? Why does someone undertake to make a new desktop environment? Is XFce/Kde/gnome/cinammon/what-have-you not enough?
Problem 1: you have a slightly old machine (512MB or 1GB of RAM) or something like a Raspberry Pi and you want a resource-efficient but modern-looking desktop.
Problem 2: you want a VM with a DE but don't want to spend too much resources in it.
Problem 3: you have a modern computer but prefer to have a lightweight DE and let the rest of the resources be used by your applications.
Both LXDE and Razor-qt consumed about 100MB of RAM, I would expect something similar from LXQt. All the other DEs are heavier, XFCE is just a bit heavier but at least for me LXQt looks a lot nicer.
And as it was pointed out, it's a merger of LXDE and Razor-qt, so it's the complete opposite of the "many Gnomes" situation. Kudos to that.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#17Not trying to be a problem here, but what problem does this solve? Why does someone undertake to make a new desktop environment? Is XFce/Kde/gnome/cinammon/what-have-you not enough?
Problem 1: you have a slightly old machine (512MB or 1GB of RAM) or something like a Raspberry Pi and you want a resource-efficient but modern-looking desktop. Problem 2: you want a VM with a DE but don't want to spend too much resources in it. Problem 3: you have a modern computer but prefer to have a lightweight DE and let the rest of the resources be used by your applications. Both LXDE and Razor-qt consumed about…
another usecase I've encountered is a single system hosting multiple users running persistent desktops remotely via x2go or tigervnc.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#18Not trying to be a problem here, but what problem does this solve? Why does someone undertake to make a new desktop environment? Is XFce/Kde/gnome/cinammon/what-have-you not enough?
I don't like Gnome3 or KDE. I just need a bottom panel. I'm already used with configuring Openbox, LXDE is just a layer on top of that.
If LXDE wouldn't exist, I would just use XFCE.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#19Some years back, I worked with Qt 3.x and quite liked it. A pure Qt desktop would be interesting but I've never used LXDE. How does it compare to Openbox, which is what I use via Crunchbang? I realise Openbox is "just" a window manager so I'd like to know what additional benefits LXDE offers.
Re: LXQt – The next generation of the Lightweight Desktop Environment
#20"Qt" and "Lightweight" do not go together.
Really? Qt used to be quite a bit snappier than GTK+. Is this no longer the case?
> OK, back to what most user will concern, the resource usage.
> To be honest, migrating to Qt will cause mild elevation of memory usage compared to the old Gtk+ 2 version. Don’t jump to the conclusion too soon. Migrating to gtk+ 3 also causes similar increase of resource usage.