On 09/09/2018 03:15, Peter Taylor wrote:
Hi,
I have upgraded MiKTeX relatively recently – I don’t want to upgrade
again if I don’t have to upgrade – so please could you update your
webpage which says:
(start quote)
Due to a bug in MiKTeX, installation of LyX 2.3.0 can sometimes cause
the MiKTeX installation to be corrupted. (See
https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/82.) If you run into problems,
the solution will be to uninstall MiKTeX and then re-install.
We highly recommend that MiKTeX users update to the latest version
*before* installing LyX 2.3.0. If you have any questions about how to
update MiKTeX, you can email [email protected] for help. (You do
not need to be subscribed to the mailing list to do so, but you may wish
to do that anyway. See this page <https://www.lyx.org/MailingLists#toc2>
for information on subscribing.)
(end quote)
This information does not mention specific versions – just says “latest
version of MiKTeX”. My MiKTeX console window tells me it is version
2.9.6751.
I am actually using another TeX editor which works fine for me but I
want to collaborate with a colleague and I heard that LyX might be an
easier editor for him to use on shared documents. Before doing that I
want to check that LyX is something I can recommend to him.
However seeing this message on your website has made me reluctant to try
out LyX in case my MiKTeX installation gets corrupted.
Regards,
Peter
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Windows 10
I might be wrong, but I think that from official installer 2.3.0 onwards
LyX is not making any upgrades to MiKTeX on its own any more. So, in the
worst case LyX will not work but everything else should still do. So,
you could just give it a shot without upgrading MiKTeX and see whether
it works.
But to be safe better wait for a response from some developer who knows
the latest installer details.
Best,
Daniel
