Steve Litt wrote:
OK, I've downloaded these two, for 32 bit Jaunty, which I think is what I
have. I know I have 32 bit, and I know I have 9.0.4.
9.04 is indeed Jaunty Jackelope.
Here's what I downloaded:
* lyx_1.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
* lyx-common_1.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb
I've never used Ubuntu before, and my last use of Debian was last century, so
I'm as raw a newbie as you can imagine. So my question is, now that I have
these two packages on my local hard drive, exactly what commands do I use to
upgrade or install or whatever, and if I don't like it, exactly what do I do
to back it out to the current LyX I have now?
If you right-click each of the .deb files, the first option in the
context menu should be 'Open with "GDebi Package Installer"'. Once the
window pops up, you want to click 'Install Package'. There's a catch:
you need to install the 'common' package first (the installer won't
install LyX itself until that dependency is met), but if you have 1.6.2
installed, the installer won't install the 1.6.3 common package because
it will break the dependency of LyX 1.6.2 on the 1.6.2 common package.
So (assuming 1.6.2 or earlier is installed), start by going to System >
Administration > Synaptic Package Manager, search on 'lyx' (you may want
to filter just installed packages on the left), select 'lyx-common',
click on the box at the left and select 'Mark for Removal' (not 'Mark
for Complete Removal', which I think would also nuke your local .lyx
directory with any settings changes, local layouts etc. -- although I'm
not 100% positive about that, being too chicken to try). It should be
ok to leave the latex-xft-fonts package alone. Then click 'Apply' (on
the menu bar and again in the dialog) and let the package manager
uninstall LyX. Close anything that can't outrun you when it's done.
Then right-click the 'common' package and click install. You'll get a
warning that an older version (which you just uninstalled) is available
in the official channel. Ignore it and forge ahead. When the 'install'
button changes to 'reinstall', you're done with that package; kill the
dialog and repeat with the other package. Applications > Office > LyX
should start the new version.
/Paul
