On Saturday 23 June 2007 02:06, Wolfgang Engelmann shared this with us all: >--} I have this problem: >--} my /tmp in root is a separate partition and not very large. I have > therefore --} changed the path in LyX (tools>settings) to a /tmp in my home >--} and emptied the /tmp in root. That was apparently a bad idea, since now > by --} trying to start lyx I get: >--} >--} LyX could not create the temporary directory '/tmp/lyx_tmpdir63043uH0e4' >--} >--} Lyx is not starting anymore. Do I have to install LyX anew? >--} >--} Wolfgang
In Tools/Preferences/Paths select your temporary directory. It can be changed to a /home/user directory easily there. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you have made what you perceive as a mistake. Know that you have made a decision. Then where is the error? ------------------- anon *********************************************** Debian ___________________________________________________________
