On 9/9/05, Peter Flynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just tried to install Lyx from the 1.3.6-1 RPMs. > > It can't find the commands kpsewhich and texhash, which is weird because > they are both in the global path. The TeX is a new full install from the > TeX Collection DVD. > > How do I get around this? Is the postinstall script SUing to some > strange UID (the RPM install is done as root, of course). > > This happens for both xforms and qt versions (tried both) and now they > won't uninstall cleanly either, because they're trying to undo stuff > that never got done.
Apparently, the problem is not caused by LyX. Try to run (as root) on the command line the two problematic commands (kpsewhich and texhash). In case they do not work, it makes clear that the problem is not LyX related. Paul
