#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.1

### Chapter 37. LXQt Desktop

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# lxqt-qtplugin-1.4.0

## Introduction to lxqt-qtplugin

The lxqt-qtplugin package provides an LXQt Qt platform integration plugin.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/releases/download/1.4.0/lxqt-qtplugin-1.4.0.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: b4cbfc3f9ba5acead1f887b47788135f

- Download size: 24 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 1.6 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU

### lxqt-qtplugin Dependencies

#### Required

liblxqt-1.4.0 and libdbusmenu-qt-0.9.3+16.04.20160218

## Installation of lxqt-qtplugin

Install lxqt-qtplugin by running the following commands:

    mkdir -v build &&
    cd       build &&

    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  \
          ..       &&

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Configuring lxqt-qtplugin

### Configuration Information

To use the plugin in Qt 5, the environment variable `QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME` must be set to “lxqt”. One way to do that is to issue as the `root` user:

    cat >> /etc/profile.d/lxqt.sh << "EOF"
    # Begin lxqt-qtplugin configuration

    export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=lxqt

    # End lxqt-qtplugin configuration
    EOF

## Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libqtlxqt.so (in $QT5DIR/plugins/platformthemes)
Installed Directory: $QT5DIR/plugins/platformthemes

### Short Descriptions

`libqtlxqt.so` | contains the LXQt QT plugin loader

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