windows unattended install flags/switches
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Reading through the wiki and the mailing lists all I could find regarding a silent install of LyX is the /S switch. Are there any other switches/flags? The one I'm most interested in is to be able to log the install. Since this is for an automated install across many pc's and is part of a form install process I can make certain that Miktex, ghostscript, etc. are installed so I won't need the complete installer. Thanks in advance for any and all help. joe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFNsF6Fb0mzA2gRTpkRAtG2AKCE5PO7ZwGyx28xFAv/nYqTHfm4uACfVy5q 8VqEUvRxzqbIkPj2Ly/1gdA= =zb0q -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: windows unattended install flags/switches
MiKTeX has three options for what to do when a document needs a LaTeX package not currently installed: automatically download and install it; ignore it; or ask for a blessing. When LyX configures itself, it searches for approximately 2^100 packages (my subjective estimate). So I'd suggest setting MiKTeX to ignore mode (and then switch back to whatever mode you prefer), or else set it to automatically install mode and brace yourself for some heavy traffic. Since I never use it, I can't recall whether automatically install mode asks you to pick a repository for the first package. Someone else on the list may know. Personally, I go with ignore mode when I update LyX. The only danger would be if MiKTeX did not have an absolutely essential document class installed. (For instance, some of the help files use KOMA book, so you'll need that.) HTH, Paul
windows unattended install flags/switches
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Reading through the wiki and the mailing lists all I could find regarding a silent install of LyX is the /S switch. Are there any other switches/flags? The one I'm most interested in is to be able to log the install. Since this is for an automated install across many pc's and is part of a form install process I can make certain that Miktex, ghostscript, etc. are installed so I won't need the complete installer. Thanks in advance for any and all help. joe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFNsF6Fb0mzA2gRTpkRAtG2AKCE5PO7ZwGyx28xFAv/nYqTHfm4uACfVy5q 8VqEUvRxzqbIkPj2Ly/1gdA= =zb0q -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: windows unattended install flags/switches
MiKTeX has three options for what to do when a document needs a LaTeX package not currently installed: automatically download and install it; ignore it; or ask for a blessing. When LyX configures itself, it searches for approximately 2^100 packages (my subjective estimate). So I'd suggest setting MiKTeX to ignore mode (and then switch back to whatever mode you prefer), or else set it to automatically install mode and brace yourself for some heavy traffic. Since I never use it, I can't recall whether automatically install mode asks you to pick a repository for the first package. Someone else on the list may know. Personally, I go with ignore mode when I update LyX. The only danger would be if MiKTeX did not have an absolutely essential document class installed. (For instance, some of the help files use KOMA book, so you'll need that.) HTH, Paul
windows unattended install flags/switches
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Reading through the wiki and the mailing lists all I could find regarding a silent install of LyX is the /S switch. Are there any other switches/flags? The one I'm most interested in is to be able to log the install. Since this is for an automated install across many pc's and is part of a form install process I can make certain that Miktex, ghostscript, etc. are installed so I won't need the complete installer. Thanks in advance for any and all help. joe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFNsF6Fb0mzA2gRTpkRAtG2AKCE5PO7ZwGyx28xFAv/nYqTHfm4uACfVy5q 8VqEUvRxzqbIkPj2Ly/1gdA= =zb0q -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: windows unattended install flags/switches
MiKTeX has three options for what to do when a document needs a LaTeX package not currently installed: automatically download and install it; ignore it; or ask for a blessing. When LyX configures itself, it searches for approximately 2^100 packages (my subjective estimate). So I'd suggest setting MiKTeX to "ignore" mode (and then switch back to whatever mode you prefer), or else set it to "automatically install" mode and brace yourself for some heavy traffic. Since I never use it, I can't recall whether "automatically install" mode asks you to pick a repository for the first package. Someone else on the list may know. Personally, I go with "ignore" mode when I update LyX. The only danger would be if MiKTeX did not have an absolutely essential document class installed. (For instance, some of the help files use KOMA book, so you'll need that.) HTH, Paul
