Lxqt Wayland Apr 2026

LXQt has officially transitioned to modern display technology with the release of on April 20, 2026, marking its status as a fully Wayland-ready lightweight desktop environment. This shift allows users to maintain the low resource footprint LXQt is known for while benefiting from the security and performance of Wayland. Core Wayland Integration

: Components like PCManFM-Qt (desktop icons) and the LXQt Panel have been rewritten or updated to use the layer-shell-qt protocol to correctly handle window positioning and reserved screen space. Key Features & Recent Improvements (LXQt 2.4.0) lxqt wayland

: Users can now map a compositor shortcut to lxqt-qdbus openmenu to trigger the main menu in Wayland. lxqt wayland