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lewis4u
Asked: 2017-04-03 00:05:29 +0800 CST

LXQt install taskbar with start button

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I have just installed LXQt on Ubuntu server 16.04 like this:

First i have installed ubuntu server from scratch, logged in as a user ubuntu and then i run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install xinit
sudo apt install lxqt-core
sudo apt install xdm

and now if i run sudo startx after login i get into GUI but there are 2 problems

1. screen is black and it's openbox gui
  - I can right click and I get a menu with some options
2. there is no taskbar menu with "start button"

I would like to get into LXQt desktop environment with taskbar and a start button.

What else do I need to install or configure to make it work?

lxqt

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    So it seems to me that your Display Manager, which is xdm is not doing its job. I suggest you to remove xdm:

    sudo apt remove xdm

    Then try installing slim instead (it's more likely to work):

    sudo apt install slim

    Reboot your system or use:

    systemctl start slim

    to run slim's service. now use alt+f1 to change your session to lxqt.

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