Graham Smith wrote:
Has anyone installed 1.6 on Ubuntu 8.04? Its available for Jaunty (as
pointed out elsewhere on this forum), but not sure of the risks that may
be involved.
I currently have 1.5.5 installed via the Ubuntu repository, should I
uninstall this before installing 1.6, or is it a bad idea to install 1.6
before its officially available for 8.04.
I am new to Linux, and still finding my feet with it.
Don't know about 8.04, but I installed LyX 1.6.0-1 on Ubuntu 8.10
(Intrepid), and so far so good (in limited use). Rather than building
it myself, I installed a couple of .deb archives. The steps are:
1. Go to http://www.debian.org/mirror/list and pick a secondary mirror
"near" you.
2. In Ubuntu, go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources ->
Third-Party Software, click Add, and add the mirror you chose. The
entry line will look like 'deb http://ftp.someserver.somedomain sid main'.
3. After entering it, click 'Close' and then, when prompted, click
'Reload' to update the package list. Click through any messages you
get, then wait until the sources window closes on its own.
3a. I've had some odd results with mirrors not being accepted because
certificates are out of date or something else goes splat. So you might
have to repeat 1-3 with a different mirror. FWIW, the mirror at
Michigan State is working for me.
4. Now run System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager and
search for 'lyx'. Among other things, it should turn up packages 'lyx'
and 'lyx-common' (both at version 1.6.0-1). Click 'lyx' and mark for
installation. That should also mark 'lyx-common' for installation, I
think, but if not mark it yourself. Then click 'Apply' and sit back
while it installs.
/Paul
