On 9/10/05, 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. > >> > > It's not just kpsewhich and texhash -- both install scripts failed to > > find a working latex executable. > > > > IIRC, the install scripts for look for latex and latex2e by trying to > > execute them. Assuming that your latex executable is on the global path > > and works (which you can test by trying to run it from a shell prompt), > > Yes, all that is working fine. The problem does not appear to lie with > the installation of TeX. > > > you might check whether there's a permissions problem (is the LyX > > install script running under an account that can access the LaTeX > > installation). > > How do I know what account the LyX postinstall script from the RPM has > picked to run as? The RPM was installed as root, of course, but if LyX > has picked something else to use to run its script, that is hidden from > sight -- what's the best way to find out (and why on earth would they > want to do such a weird thing anyway?). > > kpsewhich and all the TeX binaries are in /usr/local/bin, which is in > every user's path, AFAIK. > > At the moment could someone note on the web site that LyX is not > installable with the RPMs on stock FC4 with the teTeX from the TeX > Collection DVD. > > Is anyone out there using LyX on FC4?
I am using LyX on FC4 with no problem. The way I installed it was: 1. copied my own .lyx directory into my home directory; 2. yum install lyx. Paul
