Re: Miktex package management inadequate, want to transition to TexLive.

[Roberto Fanciulli]

I have uninstalled MiKTeX 2.9 and later also LyX 2.2.2.
Then I reinstalled MiKTeX2.9 and updated packages.
Finally I reinstalled LyX2.2.2.
Currently it seems that everything works.

(o.s.: Windows 10)
Roberto

2016-11-02 6:24 GMT+01:00 UD :

> On 11/02/2016 05:56 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:
>
>>
>> It worked once. Failed next two times.
>>
>> I'm putting it in the rearview mirror.
>>
>> pj
>> Paul Johnson
>> http://pj.freefaculty.org
>>
>>
>> On Oct 29, 2016 2:27 PM, "Andrew Parsloe"  apars...@clear.net.nz>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/10/2016 7:35 p.m., CarLaTeX wrote:
>>
>>
>> 2016-10-29 8:09 GMT+02:00 Paul Johnson > 
>> >>:
>>
>> I wonder if Windows users see this problem in MikTeX
>> regularly. I'm a
>> Linux user, but I try to help the Windows students around
>> here.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>
>> --
>> Paul E. Johnson http://pj.freefaculty.org
>> Director, Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis
>> http://crmda.ku.edu
>>
>> To write to me directly, please address me at pauljohn at
>> ku.edu 
>> .
>>
>>
>> I'm using LyX (various version, now 2.2.2) with MiKTeX (2.9)
>> on Windows
>> (10) since April 2015 with no problems.
>> Today the site is down but you should only have to wait few hours.
>> Bye!
>>
>> Carla
>>
>>
>> Yesterday, like others, I couldn't update MiKTeX. This morning
>> (8.20 a.m. New Zealand time) everything proceeded smoothly.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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>>
> I used to use MikTex under Windows, but several years ago, when I switched
> to Linux, which uses TexLive, I switched to TexLive under Windows too, and
> it has worked very well.  I liked the MikTex package manager better than
> TLMGR, but it was a small price to pay for uniformity, stability and
> continued support.
>
> Ehud Kaplan
>
> --
>
>

Re: Miktex package management inadequate, want to transition to TexLive.

[Roberto Fanciulli]

I appreciate your response and suggestions.

In my system I also use TeXLive with WinEdt and at this point I would agree
to use even TeXLive with LyX.
Change the path in LyX from MiKTeX to TeXLive is sufficient, as you say?

Thank you.

2016-10-29 19:00 GMT+02:00 Paul Johnson <pauljoh...@gmail.com>:

> MikTeX server intermittent this morning. It worked on one computer, fails
> on other 3.  Suspect that server is just flaky.
>
> There are good arguments for installing TexLive.  Its maintained by a
> community, not just one person, being the most important among them.  Plus,
> with TexLive we are consistent across platforms, my Linux workstation and
> the Macintosh ones seem same.
>
> On the machines where I've done both installs, it appears to me that pdf
> compile with TexLive is quite a bit faster. Have no idea why, but others
> have made same claim.
>
> TexLive is a surprisingly slow install. Even if you put the whole iso on
> disk, and disconnect entirely from the internet, the install takes 1 hour.
> I've done it on 3 machines during the night.  At first I thought it was
> slow because it was trying to pull updates or something, but no.  It is
> just a slow install.
>
> Aside from that, it appears fine to me.  Make sure texlive/bin/win32 is
> put in the path, all can work. Previously installed LyX still looks for
> MikTex, but you can make sure LyX knows is supposed to use TeXLive if you
> remove LyX and re-install.  It will ask which LaTeX to use.  Seems like we
> ought to have a post-install config setting there, but don't know how.
> (PS:  don't use the LyX Bundle for LyX).
>
> Only puzzle I did not work out so far is how to get spell check and other
> pieces from LyX bundle to work with LyX installed separately.   If the LyX
> website pointed at the installers for spellcheckers and JabRef and whatever
> comes in bundle, with some install tips, it would be nice.
>
> Since I don't do Windows much, I ask a lot of stupid questions
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Roberto Fanciulli <far...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> By several days the Paul Johnson problem is also my problem and I do not find
>> a solution.
>> I reinstalled MiKTeX many times, but MiKTeX Package, and MiKTeX Update do
>> not work (they do not find any package repository).
>>
>> [image: Immagine incorporata 1]
>> The two alternatives that have remained are:
>> 1) uninstall MiKTeX, uninstall and reinstall LyX2.2.2 bundle version (LyX
>> -222-Bundle-2.exe) hoping for a successful installation of MiKTeX too;
>> 2) setting LyX to TeXLive and forget MiKTeX.
>>
>>
>> Tips for other less drastic solutions already tested?
>>
>> (My system: LyX2.2.2 with MiKTeX2.9 on Windows 10)
>>
>> Roberto
>>
>> 2016-10-29 8:35 GMT+02:00 CarLaTeX <carlatex...@gmail.com>:
>>
>>>
>>> 2016-10-29 8:09 GMT+02:00 Paul Johnson <pauljoh...@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> I wonder if Windows users see this problem in MikTeX regularly. I'm a
>>>> Linux user, but I try to help the Windows students around here.
>>>>
>>>> I've done several LyX installs in Windows systems while preparing for
>>>> a workshop this week.  I think the LyX-2.2.2 installation of MikTeX
>>>> has some improvements. It pulls in quite a few more packages when it
>>>> first starts.
>>>>
>>>> Even though the LyX bundle installer works OK, I'm frustrated with
>>>> MikTeX. Today, I experience the problem that my MikTeX can't install
>>>> new packages on any of these systems. Others have described it
>>>> http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/251242/unable-to-conn
>>>> ect-to-repository-in-miktex-2-9.
>>>>
>>>> MikTeX cannot retrieve the list of repositories from the central
>>>> MikTeX server.   Even if the package-server I want to use is online,
>>>> the MikTeX routine fails. This has me angry enough now to use TexLive
>>>> instead.
>>>>
>>>> TexLive  is a big download, but it seems to come with all of the
>>>> packages, no problem. It does not have the on-the-fly install, but
>>>> maybe I don't care.
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to remove MikTex yet, I don't think I should have to.
>>>>
>>>> I had a little trouble getting LyX to use TexLive, however.  I thought
>>>> it should be sufficient to put the TexLive bin\win32 folder in the
>>>> path ahead of MikTex\bin, but that was not sufficient.
>>>>
>>>> In LyX itself, the preferences have a path variable in which I must
>>>&

Re: Miktex package management inadequate, want to transition to TexLive.

[Roberto Fanciulli]

By several days the Paul Johnson problem is also my problem and I do not find
a solution.
I reinstalled MiKTeX many times, but MiKTeX Package, and MiKTeX Update do
not work (they do not find any package repository).

[image: Immagine incorporata 1]
The two alternatives that have remained are:
1) uninstall MiKTeX, uninstall and reinstall LyX2.2.2 bundle version (LyX-
222-Bundle-2.exe) hoping for a successful installation of MiKTeX too;
2) setting LyX to TeXLive and forget MiKTeX.


Tips for other less drastic solutions already tested?

(My system: LyX2.2.2 with MiKTeX2.9 on Windows 10)

Roberto

2016-10-29 8:35 GMT+02:00 CarLaTeX :

>
> 2016-10-29 8:09 GMT+02:00 Paul Johnson :
>
>> I wonder if Windows users see this problem in MikTeX regularly. I'm a
>> Linux user, but I try to help the Windows students around here.
>>
>> I've done several LyX installs in Windows systems while preparing for
>> a workshop this week.  I think the LyX-2.2.2 installation of MikTeX
>> has some improvements. It pulls in quite a few more packages when it
>> first starts.
>>
>> Even though the LyX bundle installer works OK, I'm frustrated with
>> MikTeX. Today, I experience the problem that my MikTeX can't install
>> new packages on any of these systems. Others have described it
>> http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/251242/unable-to-conn
>> ect-to-repository-in-miktex-2-9.
>>
>> MikTeX cannot retrieve the list of repositories from the central
>> MikTeX server.   Even if the package-server I want to use is online,
>> the MikTeX routine fails. This has me angry enough now to use TexLive
>> instead.
>>
>> TexLive  is a big download, but it seems to come with all of the
>> packages, no problem. It does not have the on-the-fly install, but
>> maybe I don't care.
>>
>> I don't want to remove MikTex yet, I don't think I should have to.
>>
>> I had a little trouble getting LyX to use TexLive, however.  I thought
>> it should be sufficient to put the TexLive bin\win32 folder in the
>> path ahead of MikTex\bin, but that was not sufficient.
>>
>> In LyX itself, the preferences have a path variable in which I must
>> delete MikTeX and replace it with TeXLive.
>>
>> This seems to work within my user account.
>>
>> I'd like to make this change in LyX on a system-wide basis, so that
>> all new users who try LyX will get TeXLive. Know what I mean?
>>
>> Before I tell students who maintain their own PCs, I wonder if there
>> are problems ahead. Do you have some ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Paul E. Johnson   http://pj.freefaculty.org
>> Director, Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis
>> http://crmda.ku.edu
>>
>> To write to me directly, please address me at pauljohn at ku.edu.
>>
>
> I'm using LyX (various version, now 2.2.2) with MiKTeX (2.9) on Windows
> (10) since April 2015 with no problems.
> Today the site is down but you should only have to wait few hours.
> Bye!
>
> Carla
>

Re: LyX 2.2.1 is not running

[Roberto Fanciulli]

Everything works, thank you all for your work!
See you soon.

Roberto

2016-07-27 13:09 GMT+02:00 Uwe Stöhr :

> OK, the new installer fixed the problems, I got confirmations from Win10,
> Win7 and Win Vista users.
>
> ‎Therefore every Win user should only use the new installer that will
> hopefully soon be on ftp.lyx.org as well.
>
> Sorry for the inconvenience‎ and regards Uwe
>
>   Original Message
> From: Uwe Stöhr
> Sent: Dienstag, 26. Juli 2016 22:56
> To: Richard Heck; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> Subject: Re: LyX 2.2.1 is not running
>
> Am 26.07.2016 um 19:29 schrieb Richard Heck:
>
> > Uwe, is this an issue with the package we provide? Or is it independent?
>
> The installer comes with all necessary MSVC runtime libraries. Today I
> installed 2.2.1 on different PCs including one new PC and it worked fine.
>
> I have seen the bug reports but I could never reproduce them. The
> libraries which are part of the installer are the latest ones published
> together with MSVC 2015 update 3 a few days ago so I expect that they
> will work on every Win 10. On my private Win 10 laptop it works.
> However, I noticed that some Win 10 users complaining have not installed
> the latest Microsoft updates but since Win 10 is an OS working as a
> service one always needs to have all patches applied. Yes, that sucks,
> but this is by design of Win 10.
> So if Win 10 users have all Microsoft patches applied and still cannot
> use the installer please report back.
>
> regards Uwe
>

Re: LyX 2.2.1 is not running

[Roberto Fanciulli]

I installed Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 and again LyX
2.2.1 too, but the problem is not solved.

Other suggestions?

Regards, Roberto


2016-07-26 22:56 GMT+02:00 Uwe Stöhr :

> Am 26.07.2016 um 19:29 schrieb Richard Heck:
>
> > Uwe, is this an issue with the package we provide? Or is it independent?
>
> The installer comes with all necessary MSVC runtime libraries. Today I
> installed 2.2.1 on different PCs including one new PC and it worked fine.
>
> I have seen the bug reports but I could never reproduce them. The
> libraries which are part of the installer are the latest ones published
> together with MSVC 2015 update 3 a few days ago so I expect that they will
> work on every Win 10. On my private Win 10 laptop it works.
> However, I noticed that some Win 10 users complaining have not installed
> the latest Microsoft updates but since Win 10 is an OS working as a service
> one always needs to have all patches applied. Yes, that sucks, but this is
> by design of Win 10.
> So if Win 10 users have all Microsoft patches applied and still cannot use
> the installer please report back.
>
> regards Uwe
>

LyX 2.2.1 is not running

[Roberto Fanciulli]

I update my LyX 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 version on my pc under Windows 10, 32 bit.
Latex distribution is MikTeX 2.9.
When I try to run LyX 2.2.1 an error occur:

C:\Program Files\LyX2.2\bin\VCRUNTIME140.dll can not be utilized under
Windows or it contains an error. Error code: 0xc35a.

How to solve this problem?
Thanks.

Roberto