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Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:22 am
by app4soft
Package(s): lxqt-*
Version(s): git (master)
MX Linux: MX-23
LXQT is a lightweight Qt desktop environment.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:10 pm
by Stevo
OK, the nice packager that made the bookworm debs on github put up his source files today, so am working on the packages now.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT [Solved]
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:32 pm
by Stevo
LXQT 1.3.0 should now be in the MX 23 test repository. Since we don't have that many packages in it overall, one easy way to try it is to install the Bookworm lxqt metapackage, and then use MXPI to search for upgradable packages in the test repo tab.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:35 am
by Stevo
Have you tried it yet? I am backporting it for mx21, which has had more hurdles, but will be done later today. I would like to see if we can get it into mx23 main before release and then maybe brag about it a bit in the release announcement.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:18 pm
by mklym
Stevo wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:32 pm
LXQT 1.3.0 should now be in the MX 23 test repository. Since we don't have that many packages in it overall, one easy way to try it is to install the Bookworm lxqt metapackage, and then use MXPI to search for upgradable packages in the test repo tab.
I am interested in testing this DE. Where would I find the metapackage to install? Thanks.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:15 pm
by Stevo
The "lxqt" metapackage is unchanged in Debian 10, 11, and 12, just listing unversioned sets of packages. That why I asked MX 23 users to just install the Debian lxqt, then in MXPI, use the test repo tab to see and install the highlighted upgradeable packages.
Hmmm--we have Falkon in that test repo, too. Since that's also a Qt 5 browser, it might be a good match for LXQT.
I'll make a new metapackage that will have versions in it to make installs easier, though, just real busy ATM.
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$ apt show lxqt
Package: lxqt
Version: 30
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Source: lxqt-metapackages
Maintainer: LXQt Packaging Team <pkg-lxqt-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 11.3 kB
Depends: featherpad, lximage-qt, lxqt-about, lxqt-admin, lxqt-branding-debian | lxqt-branding, lxqt-core (= 30), lxqt-openssh-askpass, lxqt-powermanagement, lxqt-sudo, pavucontrol-qt | pavucontrol, qlipper | clipit | xfce4-clipman, qps, qterminal, qttranslations5-l10n, sddm-theme-debian-elarun | sddm-theme | x-display-manager, xarchiver | ark | engrampa, xfwm4 | x-window-manager
Recommends: audacious | clementine | qmmp, cmst | nm-tray | network-manager-gnome | plasma-nm | wicd, feathernotes, gucharmap, firefox | www-browser, meteo-qt, preload, qpdfview, quassel | quassel-client | hexchat | irssi | weechat, screengrab, smplayer, smtube, thunderbird | mail-reader
Suggests: calibre, compton-conf, juffed, nomacs, obconf-qt, qtpass, qt5-style-kvantum, shutter, vokoscreen
Breaks: lxqt-common (<< 0.12.3)
Replaces: lxqt-common (<< 0.12.3)
Homepage: http://www.lxqt.org/
Download-Size: 5,064 B
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages
Description: Metapackage for LXQt
LXQt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt
technologies. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and
an intuitive interface. Unlike most desktop environments, LXQt also works
fine with less powerful machines.
.
This package is a metapackage meant to provide all components of LXQt plus
some recommended components to provide a nearly feature complete desktop
environment.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:12 pm
by mklym
Okay, I figured (blundered my way through) it out. I am on the LXQT DE. Do I leave the MX TESTREPO enabled or I am thinking that I should disable it now that I have the DE?
There are some icons missing and the odd (or it might be even) error message but seems okay at first look.
I know you have your hands full with the RC1 so I am not going to go into a bunch of posts about issues with LXQT. I will wait until you have some time to look into them.
So far, looks and seems good. Off to play around some.
Thanks Stevo.
EDIT: Here is the QSI with the LXQT DE.
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System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-10-amd64 [6.1.37-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
resume=UUID=<filter> resume_offset=25731072
Desktop: LXQt v: 1.3.0 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 info: lxqt-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM
v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23_beta2_x64 Libretto June 15 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Panasonic product: CF-53AAGHYDM v: 001 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
type: 10 v: 001 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Panasonic model: CF53-1 v: 1 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 1.00L14 date: 07/12/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 68.5 Wh (98.8%) condition: 69.3/72.8 Wh (95.2%) volts: 11.8 min: 10.7
model: Panasonic CF-VZSU46 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
Device-1: hid-00:02:76:2c:7f:27-battery model: ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse serial: N/A
charge: N/A status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge gen: core 2 level: v2
built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 991 high: 1155 min/max: 800/3200 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1040 2: 1155 3: 798 4: 974 bogomips: 19954
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics vendor: Matsushita
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 code: Sandybridge process: Intel 32nm built: 2011 ports:
active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0126
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99") s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1366x768 hz: 58 size: N/A modes: 1366x768
API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio vendor: Matsushita 6
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-10-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Matsushita driver: e1000e v: kernel port: e080
bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:0082 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: wwan0 state: down mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Alps UGTZ4 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 044e:3001
class-ID: e001
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.1
sub-v: 149c hci-v: 2.1 rev: 149c
Info: acl-mtu: 310:10 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
telephony
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 141.61 GiB used: 29.44 GiB (20.8%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BB120G6R size: 111.79 GiB block-size:
physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: DL2B scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 model: SDCFXS-032G size: 29.82 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 6.01 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 111.78 GiB size: 109.47 GiB (97.93%) used: 28.2 GiB (25.8%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 10.64 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 81.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2303 libs: 1205 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/S7.list
1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/lxqt13.gpg.key] https://severusseptimius.github.io/lxqt13 ./
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free
3: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free
4: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://mirror.it.ubc.ca/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
2: deb http://mirror.it.ubc.ca/mxlinux/mx/testrepo/ bookworm test
3: deb http://mirror.it.ubc.ca/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
Processes: 224 Uptime: 1h 41m wakeups: 7 Memory: 7.64 GiB used: 2.09 GiB (27.3%) Init: SysVinit
v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:42 am
by baldyeti
Re-read Stevo's instructions, you were not supposed to enable the test repo, just filter "upgradable packages" from the "test" tab of MXPI (which enables it *temporarily*)
If you did a dist-upgrade with a permanently enabled test repo you probably got all sorts of extra upgrades that may cause problems unrelated to LXQT.
PS: this being MX23 there probably isn't much in the test repository yet, so less potential for unwanted updates, but you should disable it now that you have installed what you wanted.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:02 am
by mklym
It's all good. Thanks for your interest.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:15 pm
by Stevo
mklym wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:02 am
It's all good. Thanks for your interest.
Anything go wrong with it yet? No extra smoke pouring from the machine's ports, for example?

Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:35 pm
by mklym
No issues at this point, other than the missing icon issue. No smoke, no lock-ups, no crashes.
I am playing around with MX23AHSRC1 on a CF-31 Toughbook I am gifting to a deceased friends son as he joins the workforce.
I will get back to the unit with the LXQT DE once the 31 is ready to go.
Thanks.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:46 pm
by anticapitalista
A bit OT but I find it sad that the op can't be bothered (as requested by the person who spent time building the deb packages) to provide feedback for an app they requested. (Not for the first time either).
Kudos to mklym for filling the void.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:10 pm
by mklym
I can not speak about the OP's character so I can not make a judgement like that.
I can say that life can change in a matter of moments sometimes.
Price of oil became less than bottled water, my job vanished overnight. No work locally so drifted around taking whatever work I could find. Had no internet access for almost 4 months. Following up on posts made to a forum was low on my To Do list when I did get access.
Last year about this time, I was out walking my dog and was assaulted with a weapon, very lucky to have survived. Took weeks to get my head cleared from the blows to my head.
Could be a good reason the OP has not replied with feedback.
Or he could be a flake.
Time will let us know.
Re: Request MX-23: LXQT
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:00 pm
by mklym
This is a follow-up post. Going forward, if I have any issues with LXQT I will start a new thread in the appropriate section of the forum.
The one issue I noticed with LXQT upon initial install was that a couple icons were missing from the system bar. It was the MX Updater and volume (I think but cannot remember for sure) icon. The volume, or whatever, showed up on a reboot and for the MX Updater icon I went into the Preferences and changed the icon style from wireframe w/a green and a black icon, to wireframe w/a green and white icon. Now I have a white wireframe box when there are no updates and a green box when there are updates.
I have tried the suspend and hibernate functions and both work OOTB. The screen brightness dims and brightens as it did w/windose. Bluetooth connects to my mouse and speaker w/o any issues. If they are both turned on when I boot the laptop, they both connect automatically when I get to the desktop. VLC plays 1080p racing videos w/o issues. No issues with the networks, although I have not had a chance to test the WWAN, but I do not expect problems as it shows up in the QSI. All in all it seems good.
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System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-10-amd64 [6.1.37-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
resume=UUID=<filter> resume_offset=25731072
Desktop: LXQt v: 1.3.0 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 info: lxqt-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM
v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23_beta2_x64 Libretto June 15 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Panasonic product: CF-53AAGHYDM v: 001 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
type: 10 v: 001 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Panasonic model: CF53-1 v: 1 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 1.00L14 date: 07/12/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 67.9 Wh (98.0%) condition: 69.3/72.8 Wh (95.2%) volts: 11.7 min: 10.7
model: Panasonic CF-VZSU46 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
Device-1: hid-00:02:76:2c:7f:27-battery model: ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse serial: N/A
charge: N/A status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge gen: core 2 level: v2
built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1005 high: 1168 min/max: 800/3200 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1020 2: 935 3: 898 4: 1168 bogomips: 19954
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics vendor: Matsushita
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 code: Sandybridge process: Intel 32nm built: 2011 ports:
active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0126
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99") s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1366x768 hz: 58 size: N/A modes: 1366x768
API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio vendor: Matsushita 6
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-10-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Matsushita driver: e1000e v: kernel port: e080
bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:0082 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: wwan0 state: down mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Alps UGTZ4 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 044e:3001
class-ID: e001
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.1
sub-v: 149c hci-v: 2.1 rev: 149c
Info: acl-mtu: 310:10 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
telephony
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 141.61 GiB used: 31.48 GiB (22.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BB120G6R size: 111.79 GiB block-size:
physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: DL2B scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 model: SDCFXS-032G size: 29.82 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 6.01 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 111.78 GiB size: 109.47 GiB (97.93%) used: 30.24 GiB (27.6%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 10.64 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 67.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2302 libs: 1205 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/S7.list
1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/lxqt13.gpg.key] https://severusseptimius.github.io/lxqt13 ./
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free
3: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free
4: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://mirror.it.ubc.ca/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
2: deb http://mirror.it.ubc.ca/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
Processes: 225 Uptime: 2h 20m wakeups: 18 Memory: 7.64 GiB used: 1.9 GiB (24.8%) Init: SysVinit
v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)