{"id":1411,"date":"2014-07-24T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2014-07-24T22:24:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T02:24:02","slug":"lxqt-desktop-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/desktop-env\/lxqt-desktop-environment","title":{"rendered":"LXQT Desktop Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi all. I’m just writing a quick post here about this sort-of new desktop environment called LXQt.
\nYou can find info on the LXQt Desktop Environment by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have my Dell Inspiron 15z for over a year now. Sure, it has Windows 8 and I’ve settled in to the long-term support version of Kubuntu. I like Kubuntu more than Ubuntu (never really loved Unity. I got used to it mind you, but I never saw it as my long-term environment).<\/p>\n

Other distros simply gave me too much stress due to the UEFI\/MBR\/GPT constraints I finally had enough and “started over”, no, I didin’t nuke and pave and reinstall Windows, instead I got rid of a fine distro called SolydK<\/a> and converted the machine back to a realistic dual-booter with Kubuntu 14.04.<\/p>\n

From listening to the Linux Action Show<\/a> podcast, I found out about LXQt and decided to give it a try. I tried LXQt while learning about OpenSUSE by way installing OpenSUSE in a VM and then adding the LXQt environment. I really enjoyed the fast response so I added it my main host machine (Kubuntu). My machine has 8gb of RAM, and Kubuntu runs well, but of course, a lighter environment is going to be faster.<\/p>\n

What I think could be improved with LXQt is the settings. I found them to be “too sticky” in some places, and “not sticky enough” in others. Let me explain:<\/p>\n