Steve Hifza is almost certainly running Windows (see miktex). Installing Ubuntu as a dual boot, if you know what you are doing is probably one to two hours including backups, creating a bootable USB stick etc. If you are not too confident (see me for info) probably twice as long just for rechecking instructions etc. You also need a handy USB stick.
The first time I did it, it was a *bit *scary! http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html Lyx probably can be installed in 15-20 minutes with a decent internet connection, http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnUbuntu#toc3 It' a rather drastic approach but it should work if the situation is really desperate. On 22 March 2015 at 11:30, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 10:18:22 -0400 > Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org> wrote: > > > On 03/22/2015 02:51 AM, Hifza Siddiq wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > > > I have been writing my thesis for a while with lyx and i must be > > > done by tomorrow and lyx is not functioning properly. i ran the > > > packaging manager and wanted to install a new package when all of a > > > sudden miktex error appeared and since then all document classes > > > are lost and so are the packages installed earlier (jurabib etc.). > > > I reallly need help now. I have re-installed lyx many times now > > > (newest version 2.1.3 answell as the older versions) but nothing > > > works out. > > > > It sounds as if MikTeX is your problem. Have you re-installed it? > > > > Richard > > > > Hifza, this is both a suggestion to you and a question to others as to > whether it's feasible. > > If Richard's idea didn't work, then today is the "tomorrow" you > mentioned, and your priority is to get the thing printed, not to solve > a technical problem. > > Do you have a friend with LyX set up on another computer? Perhaps you > can get it printed on his/hers, perhaps after installing some packages. > > Everyone: How time consuming would it be for him to throw on Ubuntu > 14.04 and get LyX running there? Or, if he's already running Ubuntu > 14.04, perhaps Debian Wheezy? > > Hifza, I'm so sorry about this. It really sucks, and I hope a solution > can be found in time. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance > > -- John Kane Kingston ON Canada
