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LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE Desktop Environment. It is primarily produce as the result of merge between LXDE-Qt and Razor-qt projects. Recently, LXQt 0.7.0 released with new enhancements and several bug fixes. In our previous post, we have already discussed what's new in LXQt 0.7.0 Desktop Environment ?

In today's HowTo Tutorial, we will discuss how to install LXQt 0.7.0 Desktop Environment using repo on Fedora 20, 19, 18 and OpenSUSE 13.1, 12.3 Linux Distros. You might also like to check out latest Software News on our website.

Step Wise Installation of LXQt 0.7.0 (Desktop Environment) using YUM repo on Fedora 20, 19, 18

Step 1 : Before beginning the installation, open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to download yum repository for LXQt 0.7.0 on your Fedora system.

Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to remove existing LXDE Desktop environment on your Fedora system.

Step 3 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to update yum repository so that recently added LXQt yum repository get updated on your Fedora system.

Step 4 : Finally, run or copy the following command in terminal to install latest LXQt 0.7.0 via yum repository on your Fedora system.

After installation, when yu switch to LXDE desktop environment then you might notice that it is updated to newer version. If you are using OpenSUSE distro and want to install latest LXQt 0.7.0 then you should follow the commands given below.

Step Wise Installation of LXQt 0.7.0 (Desktop Environment) using repo on OpenSUSE 13.1, 12.3

Step 1 : First open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to download latest repo for LXQt 0.7.0 on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to remove existing LXDE desktop environment from your OpenSUSE system.

Step 3 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to referesh or update recently added repo on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 4 : Finally, run or copy the following command in terminal to install latest LXDE desktop environment on your OpenSUSE system.

After installation, when you try to switch to LXDE desktop environment then you will notice that it will updated ot 0.7.0 version.

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Kevin Fenzi, developer at Scrye, officially announces that on 6th January, 2015 Fedora 19 officially reached its end of support state, which means that no further support or updates will be provided for Fedora 19 distro. In last month, the Fedora team already made an announcement regarding this, so now they have official end the support for Fedora 19 for further use.

According to official announcement by Kevin, it is confirmed that Fedora 19 users won't receive any further updates including security updates as well as packages updates whereas Fedora 20 users will receive updates until approximately one month after the release of Fedora 22. Those who are still using Fedora 19 can upgrade their operating system to Fedora 20 or Fedora 21. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?

Few weeks ago, Fedora 21 was released, so if you are using any previous versions then you must upgrade your operating system to Fedora 21 without installing new one. If you are upgrading your existing Fedora version to Fedora 21 then you could get help from Fedora Project Wiki. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.

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