Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 40. LXQt Desktop

lxqt-panel-0.9.0

Introduction to lxqt-panel

The lxqt-panel package contains a lightweight X11 desktop panel.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

lxqt-panel Dependencies

Required

lxqt-globalkeys-0.9.0, liblxqt-0.9.0, liblxqt-mount-0.9.0, lxmenu-data-0.1.4, and menu-cache-1.0.0

[Note]

Note

You do not need all KDE Frameworks-5.14.0, just the named library and dependencies.

Recommended

kguiaddons, from KDE Frameworks-5.14.0 (keyboard indicator plugin), alsa-lib-1.0.29 or PulseAudio-6.0 (volume plugin), libstatgrab-0.91 (system statistics plugin), libsysstat-0.3.0 (CPU and network monitor plugins), and lm_sensors-3.4.0 (sensors plugin)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/lxqt-panel

Installation of lxqt-panel

Install lxqt-panel by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's:<KF5/KWindowSystem/:<:'       \
       plugin-mainmenu/lxqtmainmenu.cpp       \
       plugin-kbindicator/lxqtkbindicator.h   \
       plugin-showdesktop/showdesktop.cpp     \
       plugin-taskbar/lxqttaskbutton.cpp      \
       plugin-taskbar/lxqttaskbar.h           \
       plugin-desktopswitch/desktopswitch.cpp \
       panel/lxqtpanel.cpp                    \
       panel/config/configpaneldialog.cpp     &&

sed -e 's:<KF5/KGuiAddons/:<:'          \
    -i plugin-kbindicator/lxqtkbindicator.h   &&


mkdir -v build &&
cd       build &&

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release          \
      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$LXQT_PREFIX \
      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib          \
      ..       &&

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

sed ...: Fixes the headers for KF5.

Contents

Installed Program: lxqt-panel
Installed Libraries: several plugins under $LXQT_PREFIX/lib/lxqt-panel
Installed Directories: /etc/xdg/lxqt, $LXQT_PREFIX/share/lxqt/{,translations/}lxqt-panel and $LXQT_PREFIX/lib/lxqt-panel

Short Descriptions

lxqt-panel

is a lightweight Qt5 based panel for the LXQt Desktop.

Last updated on 2015-09-29 11:17:21 -0700