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From: CLOVIS SENA DE OLIVEIRA <clovis.sena@ufpe.br>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:15:28 -0300
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Subject: Re: LXQT problems after apk -v upgrade
To: alistair <alistair@archerry.plus.com>
Cc: ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org
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Maybe something is broken, have you tried to reinstall lxqt again?

Em qui., 18 de dez. de 2025 15:35, alistair <alistair@archerry.plus.com>
escreveu:

> The LXQT desktop stopped working on my Thinkpad x270 after upgrading
> Alpinelinux 3.23 this afternoon (18 Dec 2025).
> Syptoms:
> 1:) Immediately after the upgrade I could not logout or shutdown the
> unit from the desktop, I had to open a terminal emulator to 'poweroff'
> there.
>
> 2:) On restarting the device, it presented the LXQT login screen as
> usual, but would always return to the same after entering my password.
>
> 3:) I started a new session (Cntl+Alt+f2) to login.
> It accepted my username, but did not respond to entering my password.
> It timed out after 60 sec.
> I successfully logged in on the second attempt.
> (This was consistent over several startups.)
>
> The log '/var/log/apk.log' shows four items of "preupgrade" followed by
> 28 items of "main upgrade".
> No errors or warnings are shown.
>
> For the moment I have installed the XFCE desktop to help me sort this.
>
> How do I recover the LXQT setup?
>
> Alistair
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Maybe something is broken, have you tried to reinstall lx=
qt again?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Em qui., 18 de dez. de 2025 15:35, alistair =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:alistair@archerry.plus.com">alistair@archerry.plus.co=
m</a>&gt; escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The LXQT deskto=
p stopped working on my Thinkpad x270 after upgrading <br>
Alpinelinux 3.23 this afternoon (18 Dec 2025).<br>
Syptoms:<br>
1:) Immediately after the upgrade I could not logout or shutdown the <br>
unit from the desktop, I had to open a terminal emulator to &#39;poweroff&#=
39; <br>
there.<br>
<br>
2:) On restarting the device, it presented the LXQT login screen as <br>
usual, but would always return to the same after entering my password.<br>
<br>
3:) I started a new session (Cntl+Alt+f2) to login.<br>
It accepted my username, but did not respond to entering my password.<br>
It timed out after 60 sec.<br>
I successfully logged in on the second attempt.<br>
(This was consistent over several startups.)<br>
<br>
The log &#39;/var/log/apk.log&#39; shows four items of &quot;preupgrade&quo=
t; followed by <br>
28 items of &quot;main upgrade&quot;.<br>
No errors or warnings are shown.<br>
<br>
For the moment I have installed the XFCE desktop to help me sort this.<br>
<br>
How do I recover the LXQT setup?<br>
<br>
Alistair<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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