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Installing LXQt Niri

user@localhost:~> sudo zypper in lxqt-niri-session

Go to "Session Settings" in the LXQt Control Center, and select the "Wayland Settings (Experimental)" Icon, and set "Wayland Compositor:" to Niri, and "Screenlock command:" to swaylock

Logout of LXQt, and select "LXQt (Wayland)" in sddm and login as normal.

Note: If you skip the step of pre-setting the compositor before logging out, when you attempt to login to the wayland session, you will be presented with the session settings control panel, to set it, and you will automatically be logged out. This is completely normal, just login again when you get back to sddm``

Default Keybindings for LXQt Niri

This list is not comprehensive, and is provided just to give you the basics

Super-Shift-a   popup overlay list of configured hotkeys
Super-t           launch terminal (qterminal)
F12             qterminal dropdown
Alt-space       launch lxqt-runner
Super-p           launch filemanager (pcmanfm-qt)
Super-Alt-l     launch logout popup
Super-Shift-esc lock screen
Super-q           close active window
Super-left(h)     focus column to left of active column
Super-right(l)    focus column to right of active column
Super-up(k)       focus window above active window
Super-down(j)     focus window below active window
Super-ctrl-left(h)  move active column to the left
Super-ctrl-right(l) move active column to the right
Super-Ctrl-up(k)    move active window up
Super-Ctrl-down(j)  move active window down
Super-Home        switch focus to first column
Super-End         switch focus to last column
Super-Ctrl-Home   move column to first column
Super-Ctrl-End    move column to last column

Configuration Files

All configuration files for the compositor are contained in

~/.config/lxqt/wayland

The Primary file to be concerned with is

~/.config/lxqt/wayland/lxqt-niri.kdl

this is where keybindings, window behaviors, mouse/touchpad settings and other things are set.

There is currently not a Graphical (GUI) way to set these for the niri session.

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