Re: LyX 2.0.7 silent/unattended installation: /S doesn't work
On 07.02.14 18:35, Frank Thommen wrote: On 07.02.14 18:27, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Frank Thommen wrote: Hi, [...]However running the Installer (*not* the Bundle Installer) with this switch leaves me with a broken and unusable installation: [...] Hi Frank, I know nothing about the Windows installer so I won't be able to help. But we had a recent thread that is related: https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg181907.html Thx, but the concrete thread deals with the UNinstaller. I haven't come so far yet. Still struggling with the INstaller. ;-) My bad (not having read the follow-ups). The basic problem is in fact the same as Øyvind has (broken "/S" switch). Thanks for the pointer. frank
Re: LyX 2.0.7 silent/unattended installation: /S doesn't work
On 07.02.14 18:27, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Frank Thommen wrote: Hi, [...]However running the Installer (*not* the Bundle Installer) with this switch leaves me with a broken and unusable installation: [...] Hi Frank, I know nothing about the Windows installer so I won't be able to help. But we had a recent thread that is related: https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg181907.html Thx, but the concrete thread deals with the UNinstaller. I haven't come so far yet. Still struggling with the INstaller. ;-) I'll however try to get in contact with Øyvind. Cheers frank
Re: LyX 2.0.7 silent/unattended installation: /S doesn't work
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Frank Thommen wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently trying to deploy LyX silently within our group. I could find > lots of references to the "/S" switch, which should be standard to NSIS > installers. However running the Installer (*not* the Bundle Installer) with > this switch leaves me with a broken and unusable installation: > > * The menu items are not placed in a submenu in the Programs menu > * MiKTeX/latex is not recognized and configured in LyX > > How can one silently install LyX including the detection of MiKTeX/latex > (which can be in an arbitrary path)? > > frank Hi Frank, I know nothing about the Windows installer so I won't be able to help. But we had a recent thread that is related: https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg181907.html Best, Scott