> I think the way to deal with this problem is to use is GNU Stow.It > puts "foreign" programs right out of the way of your package manager. > This makes it simple to have new and old versions co-exist. I think > it is a much better solution than checkinstall which attempts to > integrate the new program with your existing package management > system, often with the results that you observed. > > I wrote a short how-to that is on the "Tips for compiling" part of the > Wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/Compiling. The how-to talks about > installing the latest stable version, but the same technique works with > the svn branch.
Thanks a lot! Just installed lyx2.0 using stow co-existing with lyx1.6.7. Everything is working fine! >> Stephan
