Summary
Razor-qt is a discontinued free and open-source desktop environment. It was intended as a lightweight desktop environment based upon the Qt application framework, and was "tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface."[4]
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 Razor-qt 0.4.1 running on Linux Mint 12 | |
| Developer(s) | The Razor-qt Team, contributors |
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| Initial release | 2010[1][2] |
| Final release | 0.5.2[3] 
/ 12 January 2013 |
| Repository |
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| Written in | C++, Qt |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL v2 |
| Website | none |
Development of Razor-qt has ceased, as it has merged with LXDE's Qt port to form LXQt.[5]
Overview edit
Razor-qt was still in the early stages of development.[6] As of February 2012[update], the environment included a panel viewer and switcher, a desktop, an application launcher, a settings center and sessions. These components could be enabled or disabled by the user.[7]
Razor-qt could be used with any modern X window manager such as Openbox, fvwm2, or KWin.
The memory consumption of Razor-qt was slightly above LXDE, using 114 MiB in a reviewer's test while LXDE used 108 MiB.[8]
Merge with LXDE edit
After LXDE developer Hong Jen Yee ported PCManFM to Qt in early 2013,[9][10] he and other interested developers discussed a potential collaboration with Razor-qt, another open-source desktop environment with similar software design goals.[11] The first release of the new product, LXQt v0.7.0,[12] was made public on 2014-05-07.[13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "razor-qt / Code / Commit [r1]". Sourceforge.net. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "razor-qt – Browse Files at". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Release 0.5.2". 12 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Five reasons to try the new Razor-qt Linux desktop". PCWorld. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Watson, J.A. "Want to bring that old netbook back to life? Hands-on with Manjaro LXQt and LXLE". ZDNet. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Reed, Michael (30 January 2012), "Razor-qt 0.4 – Qt based Desktop Environment", Linux Journal, retrieved 13 February 2012
- ^ Noyes, Katherine (27 December 2011), Razor-qt: A New Linux Desktop Alternative, PC World, archived from the original on 18 December 2021, retrieved 13 February 2012
- ^ Alin Andrei (19 December 2011), Razor-Qt: A New Lightweight Desktop Environment Based on Qt, Web Upd8, retrieved 21 August 2012
- ^ PCMan (19 February 2013). "PCManFM file manager is ported to Qt? | LXDE Blog". Blog.lxde.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ PCMan (26 March 2013). "PCManFM Qt 0.1.0 released | LXDE Blog". Blog.lxde.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Google Discussiegroepen". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "The First Alpha Release of LXDE-Qt (or LXQt) is in Preparation". Blog.lxde.org. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "LXQt 0.7.0 released". Blog.lxde.org. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
External links edit
- Razor-qt on GitHub