Liviu Andronic <landronimirc <at> gmail.com> writes: > > Hello, > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Jayneil Dalal <jayneil.dalal <at> gmail.com> wrote: > > http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/content/crash-course-lyx-gui-based- > > alternative-latex > > > When introducing LyX to people I myself prefer launching a full-blown > "your first document in LyX" session, based on LyX_Essentials.pdf ( > https://sites.google.com/site/tsewiki/resources/latex ). So I just > start showing off how easy it is to create a good looking document in > LyX, and at the same time explain the differences between LyX and MS > Word. This is more useful for a workshop than a presentation, but > gives the audience a very clear idea of it actually is. > > > I have also started a project on sourceforge called Lyx Live DVD: > > > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/lyxlivedvd/ > > > > It is basically Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS with Lyx, texlive-full package pre- > > installed and configured. So, you can have Lyx wherever you go. > > > This is a very good initiative. I remember once having big issues > finding a LiveCD with LyX. Several points: > - Wouldn't it be better to use a versioning scheme in the name of the > file ? lyx-12.04.2.iso or similar would be more useful. > - Is the LiveCD using the PPA ( > https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/release )? Could it be > configured to use that? > - And could/should the LiveCD also come pre-configured for the daily > PPA ( https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/daily )? > > Regards, > Liviu > >
Liviu, Hi! Thanks for replying. 1. The presentation slides were made so that when people view the talk online, they can get started. I started my talk and went over the slides in 15 minutes and the remaining hour was spent on live demos where I showed attendees how to create articles, reports, IEEE paper, resume, presentation etc as well as explained differences between MS Word and Lyx. 2. The Lyx Live DVD currently does not use the ppa. Give me some time and I will make another image which is configured to use the ppa. Thanks for making this wonderful suggestion! 3. Regarding the version name, I thought "lyx live dvd" just sounded plain and simple and since 12.04.2 is LTS, I am probably not going to change that version. 4. Regarding including the daily ppa, I can spin another image and put in a separate project like "lyx live dvd- developer edition" as most people/users would want the stable releases. So, it would be better to have two different projects for it. Feel free to give your thoughts/feedback. Best, Jayneil.
