Razor-qt Desktop Environment Gets a Major Release

Razor-qt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt libraries. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface.

Razor-qt 0.5 has just been released with tons of new features and fixes. Changes in this release:

• Razor Notifications - a desktop notifications service.
• Razor LightDM Greeter - a login interface for the LightDM diplay manager.
• Razor Global Shortcuts - a service to launch commands using key shortcuts.
• Razor OpenSSH Askpass - a graphical password prompt for ssh.
• Volume control, with ALSA and PulseAudio backends.
• Sensors, to monitor temperatures.
• CPU monitor.
• Network monitor.
• Color picker.
• The runner can now launch custom commands as well as start VirtualBox machines.
• The desktop now includes a Notepad plugin.
• Other notable features include a battery meter for Razor Autosuspend, a redesigned Razor Control Center, and a Razor theme switcher.
• Full changelog here.

Check out some latest screenshots of Razor-qt. To install it on Ubuntu, run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:razor-qt/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install razorqt razorqt-desktop

After installing, logout and choose Razor Desktop session from login menu.