You need to recompile, not install Lyx. I guess that Lyx found in the repository is compiled without aspell support. This is why you need to compile it as directed in the link provided.
Regards. ------------------------------------------------- Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Chdslv <chd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have all these installed, but the spell checker is not activated. I have > completely uninstalled Lyx 2 and reinstalled using apt-get, but still no > spell checker > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Julio Rojas <jcredbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Follow this thread: >> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/69892 >> >> Regards. >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Julio Rojas >> jcredbe...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Chdslv <chd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have installed Lyx 2.0 in Ubuntu 11.04, but I can't get the spell >>> checker open. Its grayed off and F7 doesn't work. >>> I have myspell-en-us, Aspell-en, hunspell-en installed too. >>> >>> I'd appreciate any help on this >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Chanath >>> >> >> >
