I followed your instructions and got at point 4 an error, which I posted there. What went wrong?
Wolfgang > > Wei-Dong Lian <weidong.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I would like to know if there is a solution to install lyx 1.64 or > > even higher version under ubuntu 8.04. > > <SNIP> > > > ECN > > Weidong > > Hello Weidong, > Here is a short Howto that I wrote for compiling LyX and using GNU Stow > to keep it out of the way of your existing LyX installation. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > =================================== > Compiling LyX on Ubuntu or Debian > =================================== > > ==================== > And using GNU Stow > ==================== > > Getting the tools > ================= > > 1. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep lyx > 2. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo apt-get install stow > 3. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo apt-get install automake > 4. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo atp-get install autoconf > > > This should get most or all of what you need. There may be a > substantial download if you have no building tools already installed. > > Getting LyX > =========== > > You want the "source code". > > Download the source tarball from http://www.lyx.org/Download. The > downloaded file will be named lyx-1.6.5.tar.gz. > > Local directory > =============== > > 1. y...@yourmachine:~$ mkdir local > 2. y...@yourmachine:~$ mv lyx-1.6.5.tar.gz ./local > (Note: the tarball may be downloaded to some special directory, > usually either Desktop or Downloads. You may need to adjust the > above command line accordingly) > 3. y...@yourmachine:~$ cd local > 4. y...@yourmachine:~$ tar xovzf lyx-1.6.5.tar.gz > This will create a new sub-directory under ~/local and will unpack > the source files for lyx. > 4. y...@yourmachine:~$ cd lyx-1.6.5 > > Compiling > ========= > > 1. y...@yourmachine:~$ ./autogen.sh > Check the output - if it says something is missing, then use > apt-get to install it. > 2. y...@yourmachine:~$ ./configure --with-version-suffix=165 > We give it a different suffix so that it doesn't conflict with your > existing LyX installation. You can use both the new version and the > previously installed version. > > Check the output - if it says something is missing, then install > using apt-get. Repeat items 1 and 2. > 3. y...@yourmachine:~$ make > Depending on your machine, this may take some time. If there is an > error, then read the output. You probably need to use apt-get to > install some new piece of software. > 4. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo make install prefix=/usr/local/stow/lyx165 wolfgang:/home/wolfgang# make install prefix=/usr/local/stow/lyx165 make: *** Keine Regel, um »install« zu erstellen. Schluss. (no rule to produce 'install'. end) ps: I used su instead of sudo. > 5. y...@yourmachine:~$ cd /usr/local/stow > 6. y...@yourmachine:~$ sudo stow lyx165 > > Running the new version > ======================= > > y...@yourmachine:~$ lyx165 > > You can also make a "launcher" for the new version by right clicking > on the panel. The command should be /usr/local/bin/lyx165. > > You can also run your old LyX version using the simple command: > > y...@yourmachine:~$ lyx > > In a launcher, the command /usr/local/bin/lyx will run the old version. > > > > Please let me know if there is any problem with any of the steps here. > Cheers, > Alan thanks Allan
