On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:47:42 -0600 Bill Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I'm considering switching Linux distributions to Debian or Ubuntu, > and I wanted to know what the community experience was regarding Lyx on > either. In particular, are there any known functional or performance > issues? Also, is there any difficulty staying current? > > Many thanks, > > -- Bill Wood > I have used the binaries made by the LyX Deb team when I ran Debian and they are 100% reliable. Thanks guys! Now I am Ubuntu-Dapper which is limited to LyX 1.3.7. To get most recent (1.4.3) I compiled from source which works. However this bypasses the packaging system. More recently I found out about how to make simple Debian packages using checkinstall. To make a deb with checkinstall is a relatively easy thing to do. Technically its a Debian packaging layer on top of compiling from source. Although checkinstall makes a deb that fits into the the Debian packaging system, the package is lacking notification for dependencies. So it can't be considered official deb package in any way. I have used checkinstall to make a deb package of 1.4.3. This also works well and fits into the Ubuntu packaging system. If you want my recent checkinsall deb for LyX 1.4.3. to run on Ubuntu-Dapper, just say and I'll post it. I am reading Ubuntu's packaging guide which takes the official packaging process step by step. https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/pdf/ubuntu/C/packagingguide.pdf So it looks like I will be able to make a proper Ubuntu-Dapper package some time in the new year. HTH Russell
