LXQT with XFWM4 without openbox?

[wingkong]

Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction. Trying to install and get working xfwm4 in LXQT. Tried installing every depencies associated with it and still nothing. Have tried both slackpkg install and manual with different versions. xfwm4 is set as default in session settings and every other distro I used would usually just work after reboot.
My situation is boot up hangs on a black screen for ages and eventually loads up but without the panel, windows getting stuck in position without there header top bars. Soon as changed back to openbox wm default it's fine again.
Thanks in advance I'm total beginner to slackware so maybe il figure it out one day.

[beny]

hi, xfwm4 is the core of the xfce4 desktop environment and work with the gtk graphic engine,lxqt work with the qt graphic engine and it is a different desktop,so you have to choose one, xfce4 is better for add a lot of software if you need it

[fulalas]

You can try to boot into text mode and run this to check the missing dependencies:

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ldd /usr/bin/xfwm4

Most likely there are some missing dependencies, so you will need to fix that. Probably the easiest solution would be booting with both LXQt and Xfce modules -- just make sure the LXQt module is loaded after the Xfce one; so maybe renaming the Xfce module to something like 003-axfce.xzm

[wingkong]

Thank you for the replies, im still suspecting dependancies / some element of xfce still required. ldd /usr/bin/xfwm4 doesnt find a folder but when check manually it is there, that has now lead me down another rabbit hole all about that. There maybe a mix up with me trying different versions of porteux and porteus aswell along with mirror choice between stable and current. Will try and have another bash at it all and report back.