How To Install lxqt-session on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-session on CentOS 7. lxqt-session is Main session for LXQt desktop suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-session on CentOS 7.

What is lxqt-session

Main session for LXQt desktop suite.

We can use yum or dnf to install lxqt-session on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lxqt-session.

Install lxqt-session on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lxqt-session using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lxqt-session

Install lxqt-session on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lxqt-session using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lxqt-session

How To Uninstall lxqt-session on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lxqt-session package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lxqt-session

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-session on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.