Can the LXQt panel be configured to only popup when a hotkey is pressed?

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You should not overwrite the systemwide lxqt-panel.desktop. I am pretty sure, that the next update of lxqt-panel will overwrite your settings.

Instead of editing a systemwide configuration (with elevated privileges), you can copy the file from /etc/xdg/autostart/lxqt-panel.desktop to ~/.config/autostart/lxqt-panel.desktop and edit the copy with normal user privileges:

mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart
cp /etc/xdg/autostart/lxqt-panel.desktop ~/.config/autostart
featherpad ~/.config/autostart/lxqt-panel.desktop

:arrow_down: My recommended solution :arrow_down:

But there is a configuration GUI: You should uncheck the option in the LXQt session settings (lxqt-config-session) and after a logout/login the panel is disabled. Please read the manual for more details.

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