Quoting parts of the Changelog for Slint64-15.0:
Wednesday 26 March 2025
This batch of updates provides the LXQt 2.1.0 desktop, thanks for his great
work to Frank Honolka.
About LXQt:
first run as usual and as root:
slapt-get -u
slapt-get --upgrade
dotnew (or dotnew-gtk)
If you want to get the LXQt desktop and associated applications, then type as
root or using sudo and preferably in a console (in text mode):
slapt-get --install-set lxqt
Then to use it type as regular user:
session-chooser lxqt
Be aware that in the lightdm greeter the default session will still be mate
for now, so you will need to change it at time of log in. Alternatively use
login-chooser to start in text mode then type startx to start LXQt.
Caveat: LXQt is not as accessible as MATE for blind users.
If you have installed and used a previous version of LXQt, to update its
appearance type as regular user:
cd
rm -r .config/lxqt
rm -r .config/pcmanfmqt
Below are listed the updates of Slint packages:
breeze-blue-cursor-theme-1.0-noarch-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
breeze-icons-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
extra-cmake-modules-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
imlib2-1.12.2-x86_64-1slint.txz: Rebuilt.
kconfig-5.109.0-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
kconfig6-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Persistent application settings
kguiaddons6-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Addons to QtGui
kidletime-5.109.0-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed
kidletime6-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
Reporting of Idle Time of User and System
kvantum-qt5-1.0.10-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
kvantum-qt6-1.1.3-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
SVG-based theme engine for Qt6, KDE and LXQt
kwayland-5.109.0-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
kwayland6-6.0.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Server API for the Wayland Protocol
kwindowsystem-5.109.0-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
kwindowsystem6-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Access to the Windowing System
layer-shell-qt6-6.0.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Qt component to use the wl-layer-shell protocol
libdbusmenu-lxqt-0.2.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu
libfm-1.3.2-x86_64-2_snuk.txz: Removed.
libfm-extra-1.3.2-x86_64-2slint.txz: Upgraded.
libfm-qt-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
libkscreen-5.27.7-x86_64-1_snuk.txz: Removed.
libkscreen6-6.0.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
KDE Screen Management Software
liblxqt-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
libqtxdg-4.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
libstatgrab-0.92.1-x86_64-2slint.txz: Upgraded.
libsysstat-1.0.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lximage-qt-2.1.1-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-about-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-admin-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-archiver-1.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-build-tools-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-config-2.1.1-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-globalkeys-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-menu-data-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-notificationd-2.1.1-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-openssh-askpass-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-panel-2.1.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-policykit-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-powermanagement-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-qtplugin-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-runner-2.1.1-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-session-2.1.1-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-sudo-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
lxqt-themes-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
menu-cache-1.1.0-x86_64-2slint.txz: Rebuilt.
muParser-2.3.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Rebuilt.
obconf-2.0.4-x86_64-1slint.txz: Rebuilt.
openbox-3.6.1-x86_64-2slint.txz: Rebuilt.
openbox-themes-1.0.2-noarch-1slint.txz: Rebuilt.
openbox-themes-extra-20180429-noarch-1slint.txz: Rebuilt.
pavucontrol-qt-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
pcmanfm-qt-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
plasma-wayland-protocols-1.12.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Non-Standard Wayland Protocols
polkit-qt6-1-0.200.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
Qt polkit API wrapper
qps-2.10.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upggraded.
qterminal-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Uppgraded.
qtermwidget-2.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
qtxdg-tools-4.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
screengrab-2.9.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
slapt-get-0.11.11-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
solid6-6.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Added.
KDE Desktop Hardware Abstraction
wayland-protocols-1.35-noarch-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
xdg-desktop-portal-lxqt-1.1.0-x86_64-1slint.txz: Upgraded.
Following packages can be safely removed, if KDE is not installed.
Reminder: KDE is not provided by Slint 15.0 currently.
breeze-blue-cursor-theme
kconfig
kidletime
kvantum-qt5
kwayland
kwindowsystem
libfm
libkscreen
These packages coming from Slackware can also be removed.
kguiaddons
kconfigwidgets
kde-gtk-config
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