Chapter 3.2.1 LXQt Configuration Center
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LXQt Configuration Center is the default "control center" application with buttons that launches configuration options for LXQt the default desktop environment of Lubuntu. 

Usage
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LXQt configuration center lets you launch many different applications in this chapter from a simple control center where you can double click on the icon for that program. To close one of the programs here you have launched you can close it by pressing :kbd:`Escape`. Another way to select programs is move the currently selected item with the arrow keys on your keyboard and you can launch a program by pressing :kbd:`Enter`.

Screenshot
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.. image:: configuration_center.png

Version
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Lubuntu ships with version 0.14.1 of LXQt Configuration Center.

How to Launch
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To launch LXQt Configuration Center from the menu :menuselection:`Preferences --> LXQt settings --> LXQt Configuration Center` or run

.. code:: 

   lxqt-config 
   
from the command line. The icon for LXQt Configuration Center is two interlocked gears.