Using the new version did the trick. thanks one an all.
Thank you Rick, had a quick look round and found it, feel a little stupid as it was so simple. I suppose because my only other try with any form of linux was 10 years go. Like you I refuse to pay adobe a penny, I bought the last version of LR before they changed to robbing users, and point black refuse despite the pressure you seem to put under my the photography elite.
I have also installed RT on my windoze 10 laptop so will have a double learning platform. looking forward to this