Am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2008 11:03 schrieb Guenter Milde: Thanks for the various answers and helps.
> 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. the latter > > From what he writes later on texlive versions, he is most probably using > stable. yes > > >> > I also tried to update texlive et Co., but the latest version is 2005 > >> > >> Debian/testing provides texlive 2007 und LyX 1.5.6 as I just noted: Lieber Email-News Kunde, [TeX | LaTeX] soeben erschienen: Dante e.V. | TUG TeX Collection 2008 DVD-ROM proTeXt | TeX Live | Mac TeX | CTAN 2008. DVD-ROM; 9.95 [Lehmanns | Dante e.V.] http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/out?isbn=3865413048 Ihre Lehmanns Fachbuchhandlung / Tel 0800 - 266 2665 Subscribe & Unsubscribe: http://www.lob.de/email-news > >> > >> 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 So my plans are to get the new TeX collection, update texlive, stick to etch and afterward follow the advices to install lyx 1.5.6. Again: Thanks a lot Wolfgang
