Add the lxqt-support plug when creating Snap apps that use the kde-neon-6 extension.
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Current evaluation
Fixed by merged PR #5917 (commit 70275c88a): the kde-neon-6 extension now adds the lxqt-support-core24 content plug, LD_LIBRARY_PATH/QT_PLUGIN_PATH env setup and Kvantum layout; shipped in Snapcraft 8.14.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The author's own PR #5917 was merged as commit 70275c88a, adding the lxqt-support content snap mount at $SNAP/lxqt-support plus /usr/share/Kvantum layout in snapcraft/extensions/kde_neon_6.py and LD_LIBRARY_PATH/QT_PLUGIN_PATH in extensions/desktop/kde-neon-6/launcher-specific. The feature is documented in docs/release-notes/snapcraft-8-14.rst with unit and spread test coverage.
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Issue body
### Check existing issues
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### Request
Basically, if the chosen core is core24 and the chosen extension is kde-neon-6, I want the lxqt-support-core24 plug to be added and, consequently, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, QT_PLUGIN_PATH environment variables and the necessary layouts.
This explains a few things: https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Snap-lxqt-support/blob/main/Instructions
### The problem it solves
This would solve the problem of lxqt-plugin and Kvantum not being available in the apps.
The lxqt-plugin-core24 is the LXQT platform theme; without it, QT apps appear incorrectly in LXQT.
The platform theme is used to define fonts, font size, QT app colors, QT style...
Kvantum is a way to theme QT apps; Kvantum is even used by Lubuntu.
If you want to test lxqt-support, it is currently being used by several QT apps that I publish: https://snapcraft.io/publisher/kyuyrii
But currently it is necessary to copy the LXQT and Kvantum configuration files to the .config folder of the Snap app in question.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by merged PR #5917 (commit 70275c88a): the kde-neon-6 extension now adds the lxqt-support-core24 content plug, LD_LIBRARY_PATH/QT_PLUGIN_PATH env setup and Kvantum layout; shipped in Snapcraft 8.14. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Added lxqt-support-core24 and LXQt/Kvantum theming to kde-neon-6 snaps via merged PR #5917 (commit 70275c88a). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Resolved by merged PR #5917 (commit 70275c88a), adding lxqt-support-core24, LXQt/Kvantum layouts, and related environment setup for kde-neon-6 apps. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Resolved via PR #5917 after maintainer approval. The changes automatically add the lxqt-support-core24 plug and environment variables when using the kde-neon-6 extension. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Maintainers approved automatically adding the lxqt-support plug for kde-neon-6 extensions. The author submitted PR #5917 to implement the feature, and the issue was closed pending the pull request review and merge. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The request to auto-add the lxqt-support plug for kde-neon-6 extensions was approved. A pull request (#5917) was opened to implement the change, and the issue was closed and superseded by the PR pending review and merge. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Requested automatic inclusion of the lxqt-support-core24 plug for kde-neon-6 extension snaps. A maintainer approved the change, and the author submitted pull request #5917. The issue was closed pending PR review and merge. |
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#5917
(confidence 99%)
Merged PR 'feat(kde-neon-6): lxqt and kvantum theme support' at commit 70275c88a, closing this issue.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6366 fix(kde-neon-6): don't modify LD_LIBRARY_PATH | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #6366 reapplies #6016 onto main: KDE Neon 6 no longer sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH/QT_PLUGIN_PATH in snapcraft.yaml (moved to the launcher) and lxqt-support is updated, fixing #6327 (SNAPCRAFT-1365). | |
| #5917 feat(kde-neon-6): lxqt and kvantum theme support | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #5917 at commit 70275c88a, adding lxqt-support content snaps and LXQt/Kvantum theme support to kde-neon-6; it closed #5904. | |
| #6327 Snapcraft 9 incorrectly sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH and QT_LIBRARY_PATH in the extensions | snapcraft | closed | Fixed in merged PR #6366, restoring #6016 on main: KDE Neon 6 configures library paths in its launcher, and lxqt-support symlinks are corrected. | |
| #4148 kde-neon extension support for Qt6 | snapcraft | closed | Qt6/KDE 6 snap support landed via merged PR #4698 (commit 3d12a68c4), adding the kde-neon-6 extension on top of KDE's Qt6 SDK/content snaps; maintainer lengau closed this as the extension now exists. | |
| #3925 kde-neon-extension: New content snap for kf5 5.98 and qt 5.15.6 | snapcraft | merged | Merged in commit 7870ff211, adding the KDE Neon content snap for KF5 5.98 and Qt 5.15.6. |