On Friday 24 July 2009 14:29:34 Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> Steve Litt wrote:
> > OK, I've downloaded these two, for 32 bit Jaunty, which I think is what I
> > have. I know I have 32 bit, and I know I have 9.0.4.
>
> 9.04 is indeed Jaunty Jackelope.
>
> > Here's what I downloaded:
> >
> > * lyx_1.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
> > * lyx-common_1.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb
> >
> > I've never used Ubuntu before, and my last use of Debian was last
> > century, so I'm as raw a newbie as you can imagine. So my question is,
> > now that I have these two packages on my local hard drive, exactly what
> > commands do I use to upgrade or install or whatever, and if I don't like
> > it, exactly what do I do to back it out to the current LyX I have now?
>
> If you right-click each of the .deb files, the first option in the
> context menu should be 'Open with "GDebi Package Installer"'. Once the
> window pops up, you want to click 'Install Package'. There's a catch:
> you need to install the 'common' package first (the installer won't
> install LyX itself until that dependency is met), but if you have 1.6.2
> installed, the installer won't install the 1.6.3 common package because
> it will break the dependency of LyX 1.6.2 on the 1.6.2 common package.
>
> So (assuming 1.6.2 or earlier is installed), start by going to System >
> Administration > Synaptic Package Manager, search on 'lyx' (you may want
> to filter just installed packages on the left), select 'lyx-common',
> click on the box at the left and select 'Mark for Removal' (not 'Mark
> for Complete Removal', which I think would also nuke your local .lyx
> directory with any settings changes, local layouts etc. -- although I'm
> not 100% positive about that, being too chicken to try). It should be
> ok to leave the latex-xft-fonts package alone. Then click 'Apply' (on
> the menu bar and again in the dialog) and let the package manager
> uninstall LyX. Close anything that can't outrun you when it's done.
> Then right-click the 'common' package and click install. You'll get a
> warning that an older version (which you just uninstalled) is available
> in the official channel. Ignore it and forge ahead. When the 'install'
> button changes to 'reinstall', you're done with that package; kill the
> dialog and repeat with the other package. Applications > Office > LyX
> should start the new version.
>
> /Paul
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Thanks Paul!!!! Your instructions worked perfectly, and 1.6.3 is stable enough
to keep LyX up the whole time I tested it (15 minutes), so I assume it's
stable for hours or days.
By the way, I wasn't sure what you meant by "Close anything that can't outrun
you when it's done" so I ignored that part.
Thanks again.
SteveT
