{"id":44715,"date":"2023-11-16T08:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T08:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44715"},"modified":"2023-11-16T08:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T08:39:15","slug":"lubuntu-2204-lxqt-140-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/lubuntu-2204-lxqt-140-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"LUbuntu 22.04 users can now upgrade to LXQt 1.4.0 through PPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-43088\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For LUbuntu 22.04 users, the latest LXQt desktop 1.4.0 is available to upgrade now through the official PPA.<\/p>\n<p>LXQt, the lightweight Qt desktop environment, announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/lxqt-project.org\/release\/2023\/11\/05\/release-lxqt-1-4-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release of 1.4.0<\/a> more than a week ago. Changes in the new desktop release include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>lxqt-menu-data<\/code> is released to replace <code>lxmenu-data<\/code> anywhere needed.<\/li>\n<li>In file manager, user can add the command for the default terminal<\/li>\n<li>Restore last window also restores state of split view<\/li>\n<li>Remember password and anonymity settings of the mount dialog<\/li>\n<li>QTerminal supports audible bell as an option<\/li>\n<li>Image viewer has a minimal support for color spaces now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44717\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140-600x353.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140-600x353.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140-1320x777.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lubuntu2204-lxqt140.webp 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Upgrade to LXQt 1.4.0 in LUbuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n<p>LUbuntu Team has made the new release package into this <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~lubuntu-dev\/+archive\/ubuntu\/backports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Ubuntu PPA<\/a> for current 22.04 LTS.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Add PPA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the official PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubuntu-dev\/backports<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44718\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa-600x449.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa-600x449.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-lxqt-backports-ppa.webp 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<b>2. Update LXQt Desktop:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While adding the PPA, it should automatically refresh system package cache. So, your can then run the command below to update LXQt to v1.4.0:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt full-upgrade<\/pre>\n<p>NOTE: <code>apt full-upgrade<\/code> is required rather than <code>apt upgrade<\/code>, or some core libraries will be kept back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44719\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt-600x440.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt-600x440.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt-300x220.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt-768x563.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullupgrade-lxqt.webp 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For non-LUbuntu but Ubuntu 22.04 based systems, user can use the command below to install LXQt 1.4.0:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install lubuntu-desktop<\/pre>\n<p><i>In case you want to restore your system later, it&#8217;s better to written down what packages it&#8217;s going to install via terminal output.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>When done, restart your computer and launch &#8220;About LXQt&#8221; dialog to verify.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall LXQt 1.4.0 in LUbuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n<p>To restore your LUbuntu desktop, run the command below in terminal to install ppa-purge and use the tool to purge the PPA repository:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ppa-purge &amp;&amp; sudo ppa-purge ppa:lubuntu-dev\/backports<\/pre>\n<p>It will downgrade all the installed packages from the PPA to the stock versions in system repository. 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