Sven Hoexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 07:49:33AM +0000, Guenter Milde wrote: >> Wolfgang Engelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: >> > I try to get the latest 1.5 lyx under debian
>> Instead of third-party extensions you might be safer with mixing >> Debian/stable with Debian/testing. > Emilios repository is ok and recommended for Debian/etch. OK then. > I'm not sure if Wolfgang is running testing or just wrote testing > over this line to indicate that he's testing this entry. >From what he writes later on texlive versions, he is most probably using stable. >> > I also tried to update texlive et Co., but the latest version is 2005 >> Debian/testing provides texlive 2007 und LyX 1.5.6 >> apt will make sure that all dependencies are met. >> If you do not want an "update orgy", ensure that the "update all >> packages to latest version" feature is turned off. > Well donno if upgrading to lenny now is what he wants and mixing > packages from etch and lenny is nothing I would ever recommend. > So if you switch to lenny this will be an all or nothing choice. Depending on the number of packages that need to be upgraded, mixing is not always bad. I was running a mixed system for years before switching to testing for good. I agree that with the heavy dependencies of LyX (QT) you might get problems, though. Günter
