Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 40. LXQt Desktop

lxqt-runner-0.9.0

Introduction to lxqt-runner

The lxqt-runner package provides a tool used to launch programs quickly by typing their names.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

lxqt-runner Dependencies

Required

kwindowsystem, from KDE Frameworks-5.14.0, lxqt-common-0.9.1, lxqt-globalkeys-0.9.0 and menu-cache-1.0.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/lxqt-runner

Installation of lxqt-runner

Install lxqt-runner by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's:<KF5/KWindowSystem/:<:' dialog.cpp &&

mkdir -v build &&
cd       build &&

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release          \
      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$LXQT_PREFIX \
      ..       &&

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

sed ...: Fixes the headers for KF5.

Using lxqt-runner

To use lxqt-runner, simultaneously press the Alt-F2 keys. A dialogue window appears in the top center of the screen. When you start typing the command, a list of possible matches appears and changes as you keep typing.

Contents

Installed Program: lxqt-runner
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: $LXQT_PREFIX/share/lxqt/{,translations/}lxqt-runner

Short Descriptions

lxqt-runner

is a graphical dialogue for quickly executing a program.

Last updated on 2015-09-29 11:17:21 -0700