Re: no document classes in lyx after performing an openSUSE 13.2 update
On 12/08/2015 02:27 AM, Michael Berger wrote: > > On 12/07/2015 07:51 PM, Richard Heck wrote: >> On 12/07/2015 01:45 PM, Michael Berger wrote: >>> Dear LyX friends, >>> this is a new and frustrating experience. >>> After the update just everything is there as before, nothing lost, >>> no program, no configuration. >>> However, when trying to work with LyX and opening my documents I got >>> the well-known LaTex errors that packages were missing. >>> When opening the Documents Settings I found all classes grayed. >>> >>> Has somebody out there experienced that same problem and can >>> somebody tell me how to resolve the issue? >> >> There are various things that can cause this kind of problem after an >> update. >> >> First, I'd verify that TeX is properly installed. From a terminal try: >> kpsewhich article.cls >> You should get a response telling you where that file is. If not, >> then your TeX installation is either missing or very broken. >> >> If that is all right, then open LyX from a terminal. Try Tools> >> Reconfigure and see what error messages you might get. Let us know >> what you see. You should also get a file configure.log in your user >> directory containing all the output from the configuration process. >> Please post that. >> >> Richard >> > Hi Richard, > you see Scott's comment - actually this should not happen. You might report the bug to OpenSUSE. It is possible it's a packaging issue, which of course we don't control. The fact that you could manaually reconfigure means there was probably an earlier reconfiguration that was done at the wrong time: possibly before LaTeX had been installed. > But as an ordinary user I should like to thank you for your advice re > checking the LaTex configuration (which packages are installed = "yes" > or missing = "No"). This will be very useful for future similar accidents! You're welcome. Richard
Re: no document classes in lyx after performing an openSUSE 13.2 update
On 12/07/2015 07:51 PM, Richard Heck wrote: On 12/07/2015 01:45 PM, Michael Berger wrote: Dear LyX friends, this is a new and frustrating experience. After the update just everything is there as before, nothing lost, no program, no configuration. However, when trying to work with LyX and opening my documents I got the well-known LaTex errors that packages were missing. When opening the Documents Settings I found all classes grayed. Has somebody out there experienced that same problem and can somebody tell me how to resolve the issue? There are various things that can cause this kind of problem after an update. First, I'd verify that TeX is properly installed. From a terminal try: kpsewhich article.cls You should get a response telling you where that file is. If not, then your TeX installation is either missing or very broken. If that is all right, then open LyX from a terminal. Try Tools> Reconfigure and see what error messages you might get. Let us know what you see. You should also get a file configure.log in your user directory containing all the output from the configuration process. Please post that. Richard Hi Richard, you see Scott's comment - actually this should not happen. But as an ordinary user I should like to thank you for your advice re checking the LaTex configuration (which packages are installed = "yes" or missing = "No"). This will be very useful for future similar accidents! Michael
Re: no document classes in lyx after performing an openSUSE 13.2 update
On Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 07:54:17PM +0100, Michael Berger wrote: > Sorry, > I did reconfigure and the classes are there. So, I was not very smart in the > first place (panicked!) yet I want to mention that in the past with similar > actions that was never necessary. > > Mea culpa and sorry! Hi Michael, You're right that ideally this would be taken care of automatically. Sometimes it's hard to do that though for every situation. Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: no document classes in lyx after performing an openSUSE 13.2 update
On 12/07/2015 01:45 PM, Michael Berger wrote: > Dear LyX friends, > this is a new and frustrating experience. > After the update just everything is there as before, nothing lost, no > program, no configuration. > However, when trying to work with LyX and opening my documents I got > the well-known LaTex errors that packages were missing. > When opening the Documents Settings I found all classes grayed. > > Has somebody out there experienced that same problem and can somebody > tell me how to resolve the issue? There are various things that can cause this kind of problem after an update. First, I'd verify that TeX is properly installed. From a terminal try: kpsewhich article.cls You should get a response telling you where that file is. If not, then your TeX installation is either missing or very broken. If that is all right, then open LyX from a terminal. Try Tools> Reconfigure and see what error messages you might get. Let us know what you see. You should also get a file configure.log in your user directory containing all the output from the configuration process. Please post that. Richard
Re: no document classes in lyx after performing an openSUSE 13.2 update
Sorry, I did reconfigure and the classes are there. So, I was not very smart in the first place (panicked!) yet I want to mention that in the past with similar actions that was never necessary. Mea culpa and sorry! Michael Berger On 12/07/2015 07:45 PM, Michael Berger wrote: Dear LyX friends, this is a new and frustrating experience. After the update just everything is there as before, nothing lost, no program, no configuration. However, when trying to work with LyX and opening my documents I got the well-known LaTex errors that packages were missing. When opening the Documents Settings I found all classes grayed. Has somebody out there experienced that same problem and can somebody tell me how to resolve the issue? openSUSE 13.2 64bit, KDE Lyx 2.1.2 Thanks, Michael Berger
