LXQt with kwin

Installation

user $ pamac install kwin systemsettings COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Optional: Remove OpenBox

If you had openbox installed, it can now be safely removed:

user $ pamac remove openbox COPY TO CLIPBOARD

(this will also remove obconf and any other dependencies)

Optional: Remove lxqt-runner

You may also want to remove lxqt-runner as kwin comes with its own krunner dialog.

user $ pamac remove lxqt-runner COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Configuration

1. Open LXQt Session Settings 2. Select kwin_x11 as window manager

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3. Disable LXQt shortcuts and runner (if installed)

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Logout or reboot and enjoy kwin on LXQt!

Optional: Global Keyboard Shortcuts

As kwin already handles global keyboard shortcuts via kglobalaccel we do not need lxqt-globalshortcuts in addition. (Actually it must be disabled to avoid unexpected behaviour.)

Apparently kglobalaccel does not come with a GUI and we are going open the textfile ~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc with a text editor (Featherpad comes with LXQt). Search for the shortcut of choice and replace it. For example replace Alt+F2 with Meta+Space to open the krunner dialog with that shortcut.

For the changes to become effective log out and in.