[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>... mostly Unix does NOT set high standards for users or anyone else
>(poor sysadmin guys?) so far as installation goes.
>Basically I don't want to know about config files and environment
>variables and so on and on and on when all I want is a bit of software
>to do a particular task.
Perhaps you're using the wrong Unix for your needs.
When I last installed LyX on this FreeBSD 4.3 machine, I changed directory to
/usr/ports/print/lyx and typed "make install" as root. With no further
intervention on my part, LyX and everything it required were fetched,
configured, built, and installed.
>... the opportunity to put LyX on CD should be part of everyone's game plan ...
No CD required, just an Internet connection.
It couldn't be easier, though it could be faster. But that's not FreeBSD's
fault. I have an old, small, slow machine (486/DX2-66).
>I spent an entire afternoon trying to install DocBook recently ... it
>was a mass of packages and other things ... in fact it was a needless
>pain in the arse.
cd /usr/ports/textproc/docbook
make install
That should leave you more time in your afternoon. Incidently, if you have
something against FreeBSD, I understand that the ports system works with
NetBSD too.
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