Mark, I use lxqt for my Arch install on my laptop and really like the look and feel. While I do run Arch on my Raspberry Pi 3, I do not use a DE for it. If you are planning to use the Raspberry Pi mainly to serve Kodi, then Kodi has it's own theme that is outside of the realm of most DEs. I use Ubuntu MATE to serve up Kodi on a desktop and also on a Raspberry Pi 3, but MATE has nothing to do with the look and feel of Kodi.
CPU usage is minimal for both lxde and lxqt so that fits your needs as well. Installing your own custom icons (if necessary) is easy as well through Openbox. Lxqt sounds exactly like what you are looking for so go ahead and install lxqt and then run Kodi on it. I think it'll serve as a great DE for what you have planned. Isaac On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Mark Shelby <mshel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry in advance for the basic nature of my question, but I have looked > and cannot really find an answer elsewhere. > > I am interested in lxqt (version 0.11 I presume) for use as a basic > desktop environment to run on a Raspberry Pi 3 in use primarily as a KODI > media center with some very basic desktop functionality as well. > > Specifically, the functionality I am interested in are: > 1. A lightweight minimal CPU usage desktop. I know lxqt already meets this > requirement! I believe it's fairly "low memory usage as well. I like the > stated philosophy, "this desktop doesn't get in your way." > > 2. Desktop backgrounds (or wallpapers) in use as a desktop-background > "slideshow" not simply a single static image. I know that GNOME & KDE > offer this. I don't think LXDE or LXQT do? At least not the 0.10 version of > lxqt. This is not a "must have" for me, but it would be nice. I have read > of others who have added this functionality with a script so maybe I can > work around this. > > 3. Ability to install a set of monochrome icons for the panel. > > So, I know I can get all of this in a full desktop, but I am building > multiple desktop stations and I want to keep it as bloat-free and simple as > possible while still providing the basic functionality I need. I prefer the > "look" of Qt to Gtk apps so Qt is preferred. > > Also, I am an experienced Linux user so I can build from source, etc... > Should I go on and build the source build of lxqt and give it a spin? > Thanks in advance for your responses! > > > > Mark W. Shelby > PH 601.909.0002 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Lxde-list mailing list > Lxde-list@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list > >
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