Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:31:13 + Peter wrote: > Hi, I have just upgraded to Debian 12 and find Lyx will not load. In > addition, trying to load it seems to crash xorg, so the only way out > is to reboot. I was going to post the slew of error messages from > the terminal, but as soon as I

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
:'( -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
See here: http://lists.lyx.org/pipermail/lyx-users/2023-November/005981.html Something went wrong and I created a new thread... -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 08:47:18 + Peter wrote: > QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path > "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms" ... > QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at > ... The irony is that your debug log is like mine minus qt5ct plus some

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Peter
Thanks so much for the suggestions! I ran (as myself) QT-DEBUG, and the same thing happened. Blank screen, but lyx was showing in the bottom fluxbox menu bar, so I quickly closed the app and managed to avoid the crash, and thus was able to copy the terminal output. It was as follows. Sorry,

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Peter
Its Fluxbox! I couldn't bring myself to install KDE, you can imagine that for a Fluxbox user that might be a step too far! So I installed MATE, and Lyx appears to start up quite normally, all the recently opened files are there, and it looks like it will work. That's a relief, at least its

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
Sorry, no idea why this went to a separate thread... -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Eckhard Höffner
You can install several window manager and choose which one you want to use. So you may add LXQT minimal and then try it again with fluxbox. If it does not work, you can use LXQT, which should run without any problems. Peter schrieb am Mi., 1. Nov. 2023, 12:08: > Its Fluxbox! > > I couldn't

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Folsk Pratima
On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 12:19:15 + Peter wrote: > Yes, its definitely Fluxbox. I installed ICEWM, and Lyx loads > perfectly in it too. What an annoyance! > > Peter See here: http://lists.lyx.org/pipermail/lyx-devel/2023-November/010995.html You might want to participate. -- lyx-users mailing

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Steve Litt
Peter said on Wed, 1 Nov 2023 08:47:18 + >I'll have a go with some of the other suggestions next. I guess one >obvious one is to install KDE andtry it with that, since someone >reports having no problems with that on Debian 12. Can always take it >out afterwards. Or maybe beta 2.4. Also,

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Steve Litt
Peter said on Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:31:13 + >Hi, I have just upgraded to Debian 12 and find Lyx will not load. In >addition, trying to load it seems to crash xorg, so the only way out >is to reboot. Is your video card an nVidea? In the Linux world, friends don't let friends use nVidea.

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Steve Litt
Peter said on Wed, 1 Nov 2023 11:08:10 + >The next step will be to try and >find a Fluxbox alternative, maybe a tiling WM, and see if that works. >Also it gives something definite to go on, and I can take it to the >Fluxbox list. A pity because I've found Fluxbox just about perfect.

Re: Debian 12 and Lyx 2.3.7-1

2023-11-01 Thread Steve Litt
Eckhard Höffner said on Wed, 1 Nov 2023 17:00:28 +0100 >You can install several window manager and choose which one you want to >use. So you may add LXQT minimal and then try it again with fluxbox. >If it does not work, you can use LXQT, which should run without any >problems. LXQT is wonderful!