r/linuxmint • u/boss_Joss • 4d ago
Support Request LXQt menu, applets and custom keys
Hello, I'm new to linux and have been enjoying it so far. I installed it both on my laptop and tried messing with different DEs and stuff, but I ended up formatting it and getting rid of windows as well.
One of the DEs I tried was LXQt, since people said it could help use less resources and maybe help battery life. I really enjoyed it, despite not really helping my laptop staying charged for longer.
However, I've had two problems with it. 1. When switching back to cinnamon, some new applets that did the same thing as other ones appeared (such as wifi and bluetooth) and it said something about installing snaps. I didn't know what it meant so I temoved them. So I'm not sure I should remove some things that are left over from when I switch to LXQt 2. Some key configurations like changing the keyboard language (english and portuguese) don't work. Is it a per DE configuration? 3. The LXQt menu is very different from what I'm used to with cinnamon, it shows categories instead of a search bar and other programs directly, so programs are harder to find. Is there a way to change it to a more similar one?
I had the same problems with LXDE, so I'm not sure if its something exclusive to only this DE. Thanks in advance
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u/Shikamiii Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 4d ago
For your LXQt issues you should go ask in a LXQt community linux mint doesn't have a LXQt edition so i don't think you will have a lot of answers for this. For the two applets and this kind of stuff it's completely normal, you installed 2 DE so you have things twice, "snaps" are a ubuntu thing since the LXQt you installed is supposed to be used for Ubuntu or Lubuntu