I'll see what I can do. Those are both strong points. Fortunately, the next version of Ubuntu (due in October) will ship with the latest version of LyX. I've also created the packages on Launchpad, so I think it's just a matter of getting them incorporated.
On Aug 17, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Pavel Sanda wrote: > Rob Oakes wrote: >> I'll look into it and see if I can get them included for current users of >> Ubuntu. Based on what I've read, I'm not sure it's very likely, though :( >> But it never hurts to ask. > > you can argue by the fact that this is no update, but rather bugfix of very > unstable package given the qt 4.6 conditions. > >> Other users can upgrade using the PPA I set up this morning and the >> instructions in the original email. Once a user adds it to their software >> sources, the updates will be automatic and will come through the regular >> system updates. We can also use the same process to push other source >> releases to Ubuntu users outside of the traditional sixth month Ubuntu >> update cycle. > > most buntu users have no idea about our side channels, so the default update > service is imho important one. > pavel
