LXQt

Not to be confused with LXDE.
LXQt
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Latest release versionLXQt 1.4.0
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LXQt is a desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It was created after the merge of LXDE and Razor-qt projects. Like LXDE, it uses Openbox as its default window manager, but can be configured to use other window managers.

Originally planned to be released in 2013, the release of the final version 1.0.0 was delayed for 8 years. It was released on 5 November 2021.

Distributions that provide it as default GUI[edit | edit source]

Here provides a list of what distributions use it as a default/alternative desktop environment out of the box