LXQt is a lightweight Qt desktop environment created for Linux and BSD distributions. The LXQt Desktop Environment is focused on being a classic desktop with a modern look and feel. LXQt is available in Fedora OS default repositories and the packages can easily be installed with dnf package manager. In this guide we will walk through the steps of installing LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora 41.
Historically, LXQt is the product of the merge between LXDE-Qt, an initial Qt flavour of LXDE, and Razor-qt, a project aiming to develop a Qt based desktop environment with similar objectives as the current LXQt. LXQt was first supposed to become the successor of LXDE one day but both desktop environments will keep coexisting for the time being.
Install LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora
Fedora 41 uses dnf5, which organizes package groups differently. To check if the lxqt-desktop-environment group is available:
The LXQt Desktop Environment packages are available in a group that can be searched with dnf package manager:
$ dnf group list --hidden | grep LXQt
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
critical-path-lxqt Critical Path (LXQt) no
lxqt-apps Applications for the LXQt Desktop no
lxqt-desktop LXQt no
lxqt-l10n Translations of LXQt no
lxqt-media Multimedia support for LXQt no
lxqt-office LXQt Office To install LXQt Desktop Environment packages on Fedora run the following commands:
sudo dnf install @lxqt-desktop-environmentLet’s initiate installation by inputing y in the prompt:
...
Installing weak dependencies:
adwaita-gtk2-theme x86_64 3.28-20.fc41 fedora 252.3 KiB
dnfdaemon-selinux noarch 0.3.22-3.fc41 fedora 0.0 B
kf6-kidletime-x11 x86_64 6.12.0-1.fc41 updates 82.1 KiB
libcanberra-gtk2 x86_64 0.30-36.fc41 fedora 50.2 KiB
libreoffice-x11 x86_64 1:24.8.5.2-1.fc41 updates 503.9 KiB
libyui-gtk x86_64 2.52.5-2.fc41 fedora 569.2 KiB
libyui-mga-gtk x86_64 1.2.0-12.fc41 fedora 114.7 KiB
libyui-mga-qt x86_64 1.2.0-9.fc41 fedora 126.3 KiB
perl-IO-stringy noarch 2.113-15.fc41 fedora 125.2 KiB
qt6-qtvirtualkeyboard x86_64 6.8.2-1.fc41 updates 5.3 MiB
Installing groups dependencies:
Standard
Printing Support
Common NetworkManager Submodules
Multimedia
LXQt
Input Methods
Hardware Support
Guest Desktop Agents
Fonts
Dial-up Networking Support
Desktop accessibility
Core
base-x
Administration Tools
Installing environmental groups:
LXQt Desktop
Transaction Summary:
Installing: 161 packages
Total size of inbound packages is 157 MiB. Need to download 157 MiB.
After this operation, 433 MiB extra will be used (install 433 MiB, remove 0 B).
Is this ok [y/N]: YReboot after the installation of LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora.
sudo systemctl rebootUsing LXQt Desktop Environment on Fedora
Once the system is booted select “LXQt Desktop” in the login screen.
You should now be booted to the LXQt Session.
Fire up your Qterminal and run a system check.
You can the begin customizing the Desktop environment to give that nice look you want.
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