when i used to install lyx using redhat (i used the tarball), it was always a long painful process. but when it finally all come together, mostly everything I needed was there.
now i say apt-get install lyx and 20 seconds later its done. happy debian. thanks.
problem is that when i installed the tarball all the stuff i needed was
there. the deb comes with almost nothing. i have to install a
dictionary,
You can't get a dictionary automatically, what language would you expect to get?
none of the classes work except article. only default fonts and spacing.
why can't we get a deb that comes with all the stuff included, at least all the stuff that comes with the tarball? and could i get one that just comes with nearly everything (i know that's alot). but i've got the space, cant i get at least a bigger one?
As others mentioned, lyx is packaged this way because some might want the minimal installation that works. Or someone wants most of the stuff but no dictionary (his language isn't supported) someone wants only article because he don't write books, ...
You can make a debian metapackage, lyx-everything, that contains nothing but depends on lyx, tetex-extra and every other package that lyx can take advantage of somehow. Contact debain maintainers, see if they are interested. There are several other such meta- packages, for example x-window-system.
Helge Hafting
