On Dec 12, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Mon, 12 Dec 2011, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I'm on a Mac, so you may not be able to answer, though I imagine the >> setups on Linux are similar, but if I delete the /texlive/2010 folder in >> my system directory will that take care of it, or are there other folders >> I need to get rid of. > >> Likewise, the only place I know of duplication of LyX folders is in my >> user directory, specifically ~/library/application support. If I delete >> the 1.6 folder there will that do the job? > > Eric, > > I know nothing about Mac OS/X. If there's a tool to delete applications, > use that on TeXLive. While you can delete the /texlive/2010/ directory that > does not mean all relevant files are gone. You probably have some in the > /bin (binary) and /lib (library) directories. > > I'd keep ~/library/application. On my systems running LyX-2.0.2 under > Tools -> Preferences -> Paths the second item is document templates. Here > that is set to /usr/share/lyx/templates. You probably have something > similar.
Thanks, Rich. I have two cleaners, but they don't distinguish between the two installations of lyx. I used one to delete just two files that were clearly associated with the 1.6 installation. Likewise, they pick up some of the applications that come in the tex live distribution, but not any of the files. I found some what seem to be tex-related files in /usr/bin, was unable to identify any in /usr/lib, and what I take to be an alias--texbin--linked to a large number of TeX-related binaries. I'm going to delete the /usr/local/texlive/2010 folder and hope that gets rid of everything, since there seems to be no clear duplication anywhere else. If anyone can point me to other live 2010 folders or files that should be deleted I would appreciate it. And I will not continue raising tex-related questions here. I've signed up for one of the lists specific to it, but could not tell from the description, and have not received enough messages from it to tell, whether it's an appropriate place for a new user like myself to get help. Sincerely, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA [email protected] "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury
