Your message dated Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:57:35 +0200
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and subject line Re: lxqt-session: metapackage install defaults to xfwm4 for
window manager
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regarding lxqt-session: metapackage install defaults to xfwm4 for window manager
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: lxqt-session
Version: 0.13.0-3
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
TLDR: Fresh install of lxqt-session defaults to using
xfwm4 instead of openbox as the window manager.
I recently wanted to try out lxqt on Debian, so after a look
through packages.debian.org, I thought that testing would be
a reasonable place to try it out.
I'm using VMWare on Windows to try it out. I installed
the i386 netinstall version, using the 9.5 install disc.
I did a full install (nothing spectacular), and then changed
my sources.list to point to buster after a full install.
I then executed apt update && apt dist-upgrade. After that
was complete, I then executed an apt autoremove. The next
packages I installed were build-essential, cmake, and vim.
Probably unrelated to lqxt-session, but I'm including that
for completeness.
I then did an apt install lxqt-session --install-recommends.
After that I did a reboot and was greeted to a desktop
manager. It appears to be sddm (no surprises there --
desired outcome). I logged in and noticed window decorations
looked funny. /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager was
pointing to xfwm4, which explains the funny-looking windows.
I then installed openbox manually (apt install openbox),
which pointed that link to openbox. Another reboot.
I'm all set now, I feel the metapackage should maybe
pull in openbox (I have no idea how to package software..)
if that is possible instead of xfwm4. A look at apt show
lxqt-session doesn't look like it pulls in a window manager
at all, so I'm assuming it's one of the dependencies for
the metapackage, or maybe my use of --install-recommends.
Thanks for your support of Debian and LXQt! I'm eager to
help if you need my assistance any further.
Thanks,
Joe
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 4.18.0-2-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=
(charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages lxqt-session depends on:
ii libc6 2.27-6
ii libkf5windowsystem5 5.49.0-1
ii liblxqt0 0.13.0-1
ii libqt5core5a 5.11.2+dfsg-3
ii libqt5dbus5 5.11.2+dfsg-3
ii libqt5gui5 5.11.2+dfsg-3
ii libqt5widgets5 5.11.2+dfsg-3
ii libqt5x11extras5 5.11.2-2
ii libqt5xdg3 3.2.0-2+b2
ii libstdc++6 8.2.0-8
ii libudev1 239-10
ii libx11-6 2:1.6.7-1
ii lxqt-qtplugin 0.13.0-2+b2
ii lxqt-themes [lxqt-theme] 0.13.0-1
ii x11-xkb-utils 7.7+4
Versions of packages lxqt-session recommends:
ii lxqt-config 0.13.0-1
ii lxqt-notificationd 0.13.0-1
ii lxqt-policykit 0.13.0-1
ii lxqt-powermanagement 0.13.0-1
ii lxqt-session-l10n 0.13.0-1
ii lxqt-sudo 0.13.0-1
ii pcmanfm-qt 0.13.0-2
ii qlipper 1:5.1.1-3
ii qps 1.10.18-1
ii xscreensaver 5.40-1
lxqt-session suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
And why should the package throw in openbox? This question is pure
rhethorical and i will not discuss the decision to use xfwm4 as default
here - you will find a very long discussion in the LXQt bugtracker about
it. The dependency is xfwm4 | x-window-manager so this behaviour is
expected. I can see no bug.
To be more clear - openbox would be the lowest common nominator and give
a user experience that might be great 15 years ago. KWin isn't that
modular yet to be a default alternative. So i guess xfwm4 is a sensible
choice.
Btw - `apt install openbox lxqt` would prevent your issue right from the
beginning, all interchangeble things can be selected in that way at
install time - just use `apt show lxqt-core lxqt` to learn about the
possibilities.
Cheers Alf
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