When installing TexLive be patient as it takes a long time as it about 8
gb! (but it is worth the wait). I used MikTex but stopped updating (and it
could not download anymore)!!


On Thu, 19 Sep 2024 at 17:55 Richard Kimberly Heck <rikih...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 9/19/24 4:26 AM, Andreas Plihal via lyx-users wrote:
>
> Dear community,
>
> the conversion of even the simplest LYX files ends with an abort due to an
> error:
>
>
> ! LaTeX Error: Mismatched LaTeX support files detected.
>
> (LaTeX) Loading 'expl3.sty' aborted!
>
> (LaTeX)
>
> (LaTeX) The L3 programming layer in the LaTeX format
>
> (LaTeX) is dated 2024-08-16, but in your TeX tree the files require
>
> (LaTeX) at least 2024-08-30.
>
>
> I think I updated the packages in my MikTex console during a conversion. I
> shouldn't have done that ...
>
> Yes, your TeX installation looks corrupted. I guess the thing to try would
> be uninstalling it and then reinstalling. When doing that, you might try
> TeXLive, which is, in our experience, more stable.
>
> Riki
>
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