LXQt 2.0 Released: Lightweight Desktop is Almost Wayland Compatible

This week saw the release of the LXQt 2.0 desktop environment, reports 9to5Linux. And besides bringing Qt 6 support (and a new default application menu), it also brings support for the Wayland display protocol to more components:

The LXQt development is confident that the next major release, LXQt 2.1, will be fully Wayland compatible. The components that need to be ported to Wayland include ScreenGrab, LXQt Global Shortcuts, LXQt Panel’s task-bar and keyboard indicator, some input settings, and settings of monitor, power button, and screen locker.
“Wayland will be the main target for LXQt 2.1.0, as Qt6 was for LXQt 2.0.0” said the devs. “Most Wayland compositors have tools that can be used instead of them, such that an LXQt-Wayland session is already possible for advanced users.”

The lightweight Linux distro Lubuntu uses LXQtplace in place of GNOME — and Lubuntu 24.04 LTS will include an optional Wayland session alongside its default Xorg one, according to 9to5Linux:
I said it before and I’ll say it again, 2024 is the year of the Wayland desktop… The Lubuntu team plans to support the Xorg session until 2026 to aid users with older GPUs… However, the tables will be turned next year with the Lubuntu 24.10 release, which will be shipping with Wayland by default.

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