Lubuntu 22.04 LTS Users Can Now Install the LXQt 1.4 Desktop, Here’s How

posted by Marius Nestor on Nov 14, 2023,
updated Nov 16, 2023

The LXQt 1.4 desktop arrived last week with support for user-defined terminal commands in the PCManFM-Qt file manager, support for audible bells and a new Falcon color scheme in the QTerminal terminal emulator, as well as minimal support for color spaces in the LXImage-Qt image viewer.

The Lubuntu devs know that you want to enjoy the greatness of the LXQt 1.4 on top of the rock-solid stability of the Lubuntu 22.04 LTS operating system series so they were quick to package the new LXQt version in their Lubuntu Backports PPA (Personal Package Archive), as announced a few moments ago.

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Planet Ubuntu:

• LXQt 1.4, Arriving at a Lubuntu Backports PPA Near You

  The Lubuntu Team is happy to announce that the Lubuntu Backports PPA with LXQt 1.4 is now available for general use. You can find details on enabling it below.

  Our Backports PPA is modeled after Kubuntu's. It exists to provide the latest LXQt desktop stack on top of a stable Ubuntu base. (The concept could also be considered similar to KDE Neon.) As time goes on, our development focus will continue to be on new releases, and we plan on landing and testing changes there prior to pushing them to Backports. That being said, this is a perfect middle ground between stability and new features that users of all experience levels will be able to enjoy.

OMG Ubuntu:

• LXQt 1.4 Now Available in Lubuntu Backports PPA

  Like the Kubuntu Backports PPA, which brings newer versions of KDE Plasma to those using long-term support editions, the Lubuntu Backports PPA brings newer versions of the LXQt desktop.

  Devs say this approach provides the “perfect middle ground between stability and new features that users of all experience levels will be able to enjoy”.

  Lubuntu 22.04 shipped with LXQt 0.17.0, and this PPA has been providing users with packages for subsequent releases.

  LXQt 1.4.0 was released in early November, and is based on Qt 5.1 LTS. It offers an improved menu backend, initial support for colour profiles in LXImage, an audible bell option in QTerminal, plus a variety of bug fixes, and small changes.

UbuntuHandbook:

• LUbuntu 22.04 users can now upgrade to LXQt 1.4.0 through PPA

  For LUbuntu 22.04 users, the latest LXQt desktop 1.4.0 is available to upgrade now through the official PPA.

  LXQt, the lightweight Qt desktop environment, announced the release of 1.4.0 more than a week ago. Changes in the new desktop release include...