On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: > Thanks.Liviu, > > However, I do not understand Step 1 > On the PPA's overview page > How do I get this overview page? > This is the PPA Overview page: https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
You simply need to: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX. Liviu > Wolfgang > > If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from > Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single line in > your terminal. > > Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads Adding > this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks > like: > > ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa > > Step 2: Open a terminal and enter: > > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name > > Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above. > > > > Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic: > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann > <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: > > Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05) > > Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23 > > Configuration > > Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu > > Special build flags: build=release > > This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking. > > > C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8) > > C++ Compiler LyX flags: > > C++ Compiler flags: -O2 > > Linker flags: > > Linker user flags: > > Qt 4 Frontend: > > Qt 4 version: 4.8.6 > > Packaging: posix > > LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin > > LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx > > > Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use > LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3? > > You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use > the PPA to install 2.1.4: > https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release > > > Liviu > > > Wolfgang > > Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic: > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann > <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: > > the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected. > Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker > the Spellchecker engine box v can not be klicked (grayed out) > same with the other menu items on the right side of > Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker > > What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the > PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking > disabled for some reason. > > Liviu > > > I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this > correct? > What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where? > Under Preferences>Paths > Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable > > hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib > > Wolfgang > > > > > > > -- Do you think you know what math is? http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02 Or what it means to be intelligent? http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30 Think again: http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library
