In fact, if i was in the market for a new desktop environment, then razorqt in its current form would be my first choice. You can download widgets, wallpapers, themes without even opening. Meshing traditional lxde functionality with the added tweaks from razor qt is a big step in a better direction for this lightweight desktop environment. The lightweight desktop environment is the product of the merge between the lxdeqt and the razorqt projects. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface. Lxde, the qt port of it, and the razorqt project were combined. Razor qt is a new open source lightweight, fast and advanced easytouse desktop environment for the x window system and it is based on qt technologies, unlike kde desktop environment which is also uses qt razorqt doesnt have its own window manager but can perform very well on older computer hardware using modern x window manager such as openbox, kwin, metacity. The guys from lxqt desktop formerly razorqt are finishing all details to make it usable and stable. Two early implementations of this idea were lxde and razorqt, the.
By hardworking of the developers and dozens of contributors and translators, after almost one year since the razor qt and the lxde qt project. If you like the economy of working in a lightweight desktop environment such as lxde, you no doubt will love the tweaked performance of the lxqt desktop. I mean, this project started as a convergence of two projects something rare in foss world, lxde and razor qt, and yet there is shortage of dev manpower to accomplish it. On july 21st, it was announced that razor qt a desktop similar in design to lxde and lxde were merging.
It was intended as a lightweight desktop environment based upon the qt application framework, and was tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface. Later that year, the lxde and razorqt teams merged to created lxqt. Lxqt developed from popular components of lxde and razor qt project, lxqt is a free, open source, lightweight and fast desktop environment for linux and bsd distributions. The first release of lxqt, the qt port and the upcoming version of lxde, has been announced a few hours ago. Whether you use lxde or lxqt, their goals are the same. New iso images of sparkylinux provide a ton of updates, some changes and system improvements, such as. Meanwhile in the gtk side, theres tons of divergence, we have the parent gnome and then cinnamon, unity, mate, xfce, budgie, pantheon, and there seems to be enough people. Unlike most desktop environments, razor qt also works fine with weak machines. Now with lxqt it seems you are using the razorqts panel.
It comes with a number of great and well known features, which borrowed from lxde desktop such as low system resource utilization, elegant and clean user interfaces. News and feature lists of linux and bsd distributions. Fedora live spin with the lightweight razorqt desktop environment. Join us at the lxde design project and have thousands of people using your lxde desktop design or wearing your lxde. May 25, 2018 for those unfamiliar with it, lxqt is the next generation of lxde bornas a merger of the lxde and the razor qt desktop projects. Development of razor qt has ceased, as it has merged with lxde s qt port to form lxqt.
The lxde and razorqt teams are proud to announce lxqt 0. Later that year, the lxde and razor qt teams merged to created lxqt. Lxde, the qt port of it, and the razor qt project were combined to form lxqt, although today, lxde and lxqt coexist as separate projects. The link you posted is talking about lxdeqt and the point was that theyre going to merge with razorqt. Razor qt is a lightweight desktop environment think of it as lxde, but using qt. Originally posted by ponce you might have some problem in your hard drive image because the download looks always corrupted and always different. Dec 10, 20 pawel pijanowski has announced the availability of three new editions of sparkylinux 3. So, now my choice is between mate, lxde, xfce and razor qt. It is a fusion of the lxde and razorqt desktop environments. Jul 22, 20 jerome leclanche from the razorqt project posted to the lxde and razorqt mailing lists yesterday about the future of the razor project and the lxde qt subproject. Unlike most desktop environments, razorqt also works fine with weak machines. Razorqt page 3 share your knowledge at the lq wiki. This beta release is considered a stable continuation of the razor desktop.
Qt is what i consider a rad development tool which make me think it will continue to evolve fast. Some numbers about lxqt for those who are curious lxde blog. Razor qt was an advanced, easytouse, and fast desktop environment based on the qt framework. Two early implementations of this idea were lxde and razorqt, the former based on gtk the libraries used by gnome and the latter based on qt the libraries used by kde. Like lxde, lxqt aims to provide an elegant, modern user interface while remaining resource efficient and usable across multiple linux distros. Razor qt is a lightweight and fast desktop manager based on qt technologies. I dont know much about razorqt, but i guess it was developed on qt framework app and as i read on their site, it is good for old and weak machines. To install razor qt, we use official uptodate packages from qtdesktop repository. Jerome leclanche from the razorqt project posted to the lxde and razorqt mailing lists yesterday about the future of the razor project and the lxde qt subproject. However, the whole reason i switched to lxde in the first place is that the panel was bloody awesome. Razor qt is a new open source lightweight, fast and advanced easytouse desktop environment for the x window system and it is based on qt technologies, unlike kde desktop environment which is also uses qt razorqt doesnt have its own window manager but can perform very well on older computer hardware using modern x window manager such as openbox, kwin, metacity or fvwm2. Shortly after, the qt version of lxde and a separate desktop interface known as razorqt merged to form lxqt. I have to admit i was very disappointed when i read this news.
Coincidentally, the lead maintainer of lxde discovered the bliss that is qt development and decided to port just as a side project. A download image is available for installation, or you can install it using aptget. It doesnt come with its own window manager and its developers recommend using it with openbox, but it should work with any window manager like kwin, metacity, etc. Razor is now lxqt contribute to razorqt razorqt development by creating an account on github. Pcman has ported using the qt libraries to match the lxde qt or the upcoming razorqt desktops. It will eventually replace the current edition of lxde, but thats not in. Development of razorqt has ceased, as it has merged with lxdes qt port to form lxqt. Jerome leclanche has posted an announcement that the razor and lxdeqt lxde ported from gtk to qt lightweight desktops will be merging under the lxdeqt banner. I run qt razor because it is neat, and evolving much faster then lxde. Developers behind the lightweight qtbased razorqt and lxdeqt desktops met up at kdes akademy 20 conference.
New liveinstall iso images provide up to date packages and a few changes. The new desktop is able to do common tasks, using the file manager and configure the look and feel even ive had some troubles to enable box theme. The result is a lightweight, modular, very fast desktop environment that is userfriendly. Razor is now lxqt contribute to razorqtrazorqt development by creating an account on github. It is the product of the merge between the lxdeqt and the razorqt. Razorqt was an advanced, easytouse, and fast desktop environment based on the qt framework. In 20, lxde developers launched a side project for a qt port and try cooperate with razorqt. Razor qt is a discontinued free and opensource desktop environment. Still, the combination of lxde and razor qt make this lightweight environment an important development. To download lubuntu and see the various options available head over to get. The two projects later decided to merge and form lxdeqt. On 3 july 20 hong announced a qt port of the full lxde suite, and on 21 july razor qt and lxde announced that they would merge the two projects.
A lightweight, modular, blazingfast and userfriendly desktop environment. During the annual kde developer conference, the two lightweight desktops decided to merge their efforts. There was a qt port under development from the lxde desktop which. Razorqt has been merged with the qt port of lxde, called lxqt. A lightweight, modular, blazingfast and userfriendly desktop environment the lxde and razorqt teams are proud to announce lxqt 0. That has no effect on lxde itself, which put out a release two days ago. All packages have been synchronized with debian testing repositories as of 02092014. Assuming this is not a qt bug, and noticing that the segfault happens during ui painting, my first suggestion would be to go back to your. Thanks but you forgot several, ones as trinity tde old kde 3 based, openbox, jwms lxqt fusion between lxde and razor qt kylin, and deepin. Razorqt is a new, lightweight desktop environment based on the qt framework that aims to offer a new alternative. Sep 20, 2016 lxqt developed from popular components of lxde and razor qt project, lxqt is a free, open source, lightweight and fast desktop environment for linux and bsd distributions.
Dec 27, 2011 razorqt is a new, lightweight desktop environment based on the qt framework that aims to offer a new alternative. While trying to feature everything a modern desktop has to offer panel, session, desktop it lets the user choose what to use. You can change it to kde, xfce, windowmaker, openbox, lxde or even enlightenment. The result is lxqt, a desktop built on qt which partly uses razor qt and lxde components. A new version of the lxqt desktop environment has been released for those unfamiliar with it, lxqt is the next generation of lxde bornas a merger of the lxde and the razor qt desktop projects. The lubuntu team has been watching the lxqt project progress while sticking with lxde. May 09, 2014 however, the whole reason i switched to lxde in the first place is that the panel was bloody awesome. The lxde and razor qt teams are proud to announce lxqt 0. Our two teams have met up and discussed the issues and we have decided that the best course of action for both projects is to focus on a single desktop environment, instead of two. Written by michael larabel in desktop on 21 july 20 at 11. I will use porteus on different machines new, old, weak, x64 bit and x32 bit.
The lxqt hybrid is the next generation of the popular lightweight x11 desktop environment. New wallpapers can be downloaded from our account on sourceforge. Pawel pijanowski has announced the availability of three new editions of sparkylinux 3. Jun 23, 2012 razor qt is an advanced, easytouse, and fast desktop environment based on qt technologies. In fact, if i was in the market for a new desktop environment, then razor qt in its current form would be my first choice. I had also tried razorqt, but did not like the panel, so i never used it though i did watch it, and check it out often to see if it was fixed. So, which desktop environment is better to choose in my. You may choose either the standard edition which includes lxde and kde4 desktops for 64bit arch, razorqt desktop for 32bit arch or the xfce edition, which includes the xfce desktop environment for both architectures.
By hardworking of the developers and dozens of contributors and translators, after almost one year since the razorqt and the lxdeqt project. Forget about razorqt and lxde, its time to embrace the. That speed has been optimized allowing a shorter installation time to hard disk, startup and shutdown. It is the product of the merge between the lxdeqt and the razorqt projects. The guys from lxqt desktop formerly razor qt are finishing all details to make it usable and stable. When it comes to desktop manager for linux, you are sure pampered with choices.
I mean, this project started as a convergence of two projects something rare in foss world, lxde and razorqt, and yet there is shortage of dev manpower to accomplish it. If you want eyepopping visual displays, you will not find them in either lxde or xfce. While development is mainly focused on lxqt, the gtk 2 version of lxde will see continued. Ubuntu desktop memory comparison l3net a layer 3 networking. Jul 21, 20 razor and lxde qt merging posted jul 22, 20 16. Razor qt is an advanced, easytouse, and fast desktop environment based on qt technologies. It has been almost a year since the razor qt project and the lxde qt project decided to merge. This live dvd brings the speed, stability and power of the well known gnulinux fedora in conjunction with an advanced, easy to use and fast desktop environment based on qt technology. With razor qt struggling in terms of manpower and their v0. Jul 24, 20 lxde waves goodbye to gtk in merge with razor qt. Lxde waves goodbye to gtk in merge with razorqt zdnet. Razorqt is an advanced, easytouse, and fast desktop environment based on qt technologies. Jerome leclanche from the razor qt project posted to the lxde and razor qt mailing lists yesterday about the future of the razor project and the lxde qt subproject.
It also offers a set of best gnome extensions which increases the functionality of the system. So, now my choice is between mate, lxde, xfce and razorqt. Razor qt has been merged with the qt port of lxde, called lxqt. Razorqt is a discontinued free and opensource desktop environment. Also a short video for further versions of this article, that can help a lot to show any newbe the elections he or she. Jul 21, 20 during the annual kde developer conference, the two lightweight desktops decided to merge their efforts around lxde qt. Lxde, combining two open source projects lxde and razorqt, is lxqt.