Am Donnerstag, 3. März 2022, 23:59:35 CET schrieb Graeme via lyx-users: > I've just done a clean install of Linux Mint 20.3, and then a full > install of TeXLive 2021, which cannot be done with the Mint's Synaptic > Package Manager. Mint 20.3 includes TeXLive 2019 as part of its > distribution, but I have not (yet) installed that version. > > The standard Plain TeX or LaTeX workflows seem to behave normally, so > I'd now like to install LyX 2.3.6.1 using the (unsupported) PPA > available on Launchpad at ppa:lyx-devel/release. > > However, when I try to install it using Mint's Package Manager, it lists > a number of standard TeX packages that it claims are necessary, and will > not proceed unless I also install them. These include: > tex-common > tex-gyre > texlive-base > texlive binaries > texlive-fonts recommended > texlive-lang-greek > texlive-latex-base > texlive-latex-extra > texlive-latex-recommended > texlive-pictures > texlive-plain-generic > texlive-science > tipa > > These are mostly TeXLive 2019 versions for which there are already > TeXLive 2021 versions installed. I'd prefer not to have both 2019 and > 2021 versions of TeXLive installed at the same time. > > This prompts a number of linked questions: > > a) Will LyX 2.3.6.1 work OK with a TeXLive 2021 installation? > > b) Is there a way to force Mint's Package Manager to recognise the > existence to TeXLive 2021 packages? > > c) Is there a way to install LyX 2.3.6.1 without installing the TeXLive > 2019 dependencies? (I'd prefer not to have to compile LyX 2.3.6.1 from > source.) > > d) If I want to install LyX 2.3.6.1 with Mint's Package Manager, will > this force me to use TeXLive 2019 instead? > > I would welcome advice on how to deal with this problem. > > Graeme
I can confirm that LyX 2.3.6.1 perfectly works with TeXLive 2021. As for the Mint-specific questions: sorry, no Mint here. Axel -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
