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oops never saw that, thanks

not sure how to mark this post as solved, can someone advise? thanks

someone else suggested I run following to help resolve this issue... sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install sddm I did this today and after reboot I was able to select LXQt desktop and managed to get it working. I don't know the details of why it worked as I am pretty ...

Thanks again for the response, I will do as you suggested, I'll let you know how I get on.

hi, thanks for response to my post, I have always liked Lubuntu because it is so light and fast. But I hear LXQt will replace LXDE in the near future and I wanted to have a go at installing LXQt before it is generally available. I saw that there was a way to do this so I tried it but hit some proble...

I have created a clean install of Ubuntu 14.04.1 in a VirtualBox on Windows 7 laptop (Dell Vostro 1520) using "Ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso" NO "non-free" or "third-party" software selected, then update through software updater and reboot then I installed LXQt as in...

Thanks Rex for your prompt reply, I did as you suggested and after restart, I was able to select LxQt at the login screen.

Much obliged for your help. regards, Hugh

intalled t on Ubuntu 14.04 then LXQt by following commands... sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubuntu-dev/lubuntu-daily sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gilir/q-project sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install lxqt-metapackage sudo apt-get ...