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How to install LxQt on Ubuntu
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:04 am
by DrTobbe
Hey guys,
the installation instructions on
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Build_LXDE-Qt_From_Source begin with "Get the source code from git". Nowadays, there exist also the downloads on lxqt.org, e.g.
http://downloads.lxqt.org/lxqt/0.9.0/. Now I do not know, how to install LxQt with these downloads? Is it the same way as with the git repositories?
Thanks in advance and best regards
Re: How to install LxQt with the downloads from lxqt.org
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:56 pm
by Rex Bouwense
Welcome to the LXDE forum. I am not sure if LXQT is ready for "prime time" yet. That being said there are commands for installing it on Lubuntu 14.04 (the current and only Long Term Support release of Lubuntu). You did not mention which Operating System you are using.
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubuntu-dev/lubuntu-daily
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gilir/q-project
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lxqt-metapackage lxqt-panel openbox
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Remember this is for Ubuntu. If you have a different system, we need to find something else.
Re: How to install LxQt with the downloads from lxqt.org
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:07 pm
by Bob E
Just out of interest, Dr. Tobbe, are you already familiar with LXqt, or are you just curious? If you're just curious, you could download and test-drive Siduction LXqt. It's already built and you can run it live without changing your current system. If so, here's their page to read about the most recent release:
http://news.siduction.org/
It's Debian Sid, but don't let that scare you...it runs really well. I tried it, but I think LXqt needs a few more years to grow.
Re: How to install LxQt with the downloads from lxqt.org
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:11 pm
by Rex Bouwense
+1 Bob E. I thought I had read some where that they were looking at 2016 but I cannot find it now.
Re: How to install LxQt with the downloads from lxqt.org
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:49 pm
by DrTobbe
Thanks for your fast replies. I forgot to mention that I am running Ubuntu 14.10 and now, I am a glad new user of LXQt thanks to your help. I was interested to find out how to use the downloads from
http://downloads.lxqt.org/lxqt/0.9.0/ because I would like to start contributing to LXDE/LXQt and write something about the installation of LXQt in the LXDE-wiki. It seems to me that LXQt will be our future but the wiki still seems very LXDE-centric.
Re: How to install LxQt with the downloads from lxqt.org
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:32 am
by Rex Bouwense
It would seem that our future lies with LXQT but for now and probably for the next year or so we have LXDE. The WIKI is LXDE-centric because that is what we currently have. It will change eventually. Changes in LXDE are slow but I am very sure that your assistance will be appreciated by the development team.
Re: How to install LxQt on Ubuntu
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:25 pm
by DrTobbe
I think I will start using LXQt now because it will enable me to better contribute to the project.
As this thread has only answered me how to install LXQt on Ubuntu, I have changed the title so that it does not mislead anyone.
Thanks for your help!
Re: How to install LxQt on Ubuntu
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:55 pm
by Rex Bouwense
Keep in touch. You could very soon become the resident expert on LXQT and we will be coming to you for answers.