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wgnm

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Registered: 2013-02-02

Posts: 10

[SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

Just started LXQt after a long time again.
This is how it looks with a fresh config (~.config/lxqt):

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/abik … 142842.png

Packages:
community/liblxqt 0.11.1-1 [installed]
community/lxqt-about 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-common 0.11.2-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-config 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-globalkeys 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-notificationd 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-openssh-askpass 0.11.1-2 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-panel 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-policykit 0.11.1-2 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-powermanagement 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-runner 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-session 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/lxqt-sudo 0.11.1-1 (lxqt) [installed]
community/openbox 3.6.1-3 (lxde lxde-gtk3 lxqt) [installed]
community/qterminal 0.7.1-2 (lxqt) [installed]

Can somebody tell me what to do? Thanks.

(And the desktop wallpaper is just blank, how do i set it? Couldn't find that anywhere)

Mod note: Converted oversized image to url. Please see the CoC regarding acceptable image sizes. -- WorMzy

Last edited by wgnm (2017-04-07 13:38:52)

arojas

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From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

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Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

You're missing lxqt-qtplugin

wgnm

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Registered: 2013-02-02

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

That's it. Don't know why it was missing.

Still black desktop background. Anyway, thanks again.

wgnm

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Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

Update: The "Desktop" setting is only available if pcmanfm is installed. (and working after login/logout)

Because it totally makes sense: If you want to set the desktop wallpaper, you have to install a file manager...

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 12,825

Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

wgnm : that's because pcmanfm is and always has been the core component of LX* .

It takes care of auto-mounting , desktop icons, desktop background and probably other things other DEs use separate programs for.

If you don't want pcmanfm installed, use something like feh to get  a desktop background.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2017-04-08 16:04:11)

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wgnm

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Registered: 2013-02-02

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Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

If you don't want pcmanfm installed, use something like feh to get  a desktop background.

Thanks for the hint but having pcmanfm installed is totally fine.
It's just extremely frustrating when the DE has a major missing feature and the solution is to install a package ("pacmanfm-qt", "pcmanfm" was already installed) which neither has a useful package description nor is listed as (optional) dependency by any other LXQt package.

I have to spend too much time to get simple things working...

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

Arch wiki does state that installing lxqt group is the correct way to install lxqt, that would have brought in pcmanfm-qt .

The way lxqt works a (probably valid)  claim could be made that pcmanfm-qt is what makes lxqt a desktop environment instead of a bunch of programs.

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Try clean chroot manager by graysky

wgnm

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Registered: 2013-02-02

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED]Missing icons in LXQt

Arch wiki does state that installing lxqt group is the correct way to install lxqt, that would have brought in pcmanfm-qt .

Well, you first have to know that packages belonging to one group can have major feature dependency even if not mentioned in package description or package dependencies.
Now I know and I'm a bit smarter.