>>>>> "Hal" == Hal Huntley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> LyX require LaTeX 2e (not the older LaTeX 2.09) and version
>> 1995/12/01 is better, although earleir versions may work.
>>
>> JMarc
>>
Hal> This may be my problem. My "/usr/local/bin/latex" file points to
Hal> "virtex". virtex has a write date of "May 14 1993". Doing a
Hal> strings on that a version number I get: "This is TeX, Version
Hal> 3.141". I think I'll go get the latest from sunfreeware and try
Hal> again.
This is the verison of your TeX program, in fact, and this one is
almost correct. What is more important is the version of LaTeX (which
is a package written in the macro language provided by the program
virtex). Try to run
latex ltxcheck
to check what your version is and whether it works.
JMarc