Uwe Stöhr wrote:
I tested out yesterday to install LyX as user-only using your latest installer. The installation works, but the system I get is not complete and not very useful - regarding image preview. I ve a full Python installation, but what if I don't have, does it work to install Python as user-only.
A bundled subset of Python is installed, you don't need to have Python installed.
What about Ghostscript?
Ghostscript currently requires administrator privileges to install.
I once published a version that allowed user-only installations, but then I got complaints because MiKTeX is then not fully functional.
The support for user-only installation has been improved in recent MiKTeX versions. It works fine for me.
So I think we should only provide an installation that leads to a full featured and working system.
I don't agree with this. For example, when working on a public university or library computer, most people won't care about having full image previews.
And it's not just about user-only installs, multi-user systems (also with multiple administrators) are also important to support.
Joost
