I also updated my MikTeX 2.9 with two installs of 2.2.x under Windows 10 in the past 10 days and had no problems. Is this a LyX 2.3.x problem only?
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 12:54 PM Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/09/2018 18:05, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > On 09/08/2018 09:15 PM, 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. > >> > > > > There is currently some major bug in MiKTeX that is preventing any kind > > of update. You might want to wait a little bit before doing anything. > > Isn't it already working again? I had no problems today. > > Daniel > >
