Wolfgang, Anders is right, it's that simple and does not need assistance :-)-O What he forgot is that you must run Tools -> Reconfigure after installation and then Quit and start LyX again.
If the individual is computer literate, and is concerned about disk space, I would install the Basic package from the same web site however, and then on occasion install missing packages with the tlmgr (there is a Tex Live Utility). I did that on my airbook and it works so well, that I do same on both the iMac at home and at the practice. Synchronization needs a little thought but is easy with something like tlmgr info|grep ^i|awk '{print \$2}'|sed s/://g giving all installed files which one feeds into the tlmgr on the other host. And after each installation of a package that LyX needs to know about, such as fonts. Linux Libertine does not come by default in the Basic for example but installs with the tlmgr. LyX then needs a Reconfigure to become aware of it. If you start from scratch writing LyX documents it's less of a hassle because you are aware of what specific LateX packages you include and thus must install and make available. Using an existing document sometimes gives a cryptic error, but the log files then show the missing package. And of course there is this newsgroup where one can ask :-)-O el on 2013-09-04 21:16 Anders Ekberg said the following: > If you get stuck with Mac issues, send me a mail (or give me a call, > number on Chalmers University website). It is really *very* simple: > - Download and install MacTeX: http://tug.org/mactex/ > - Download and install LyX > Done! > > /Anders Ekberg > > From: Påvel Nicklasson > > I work in Lund and use LyX every day. I can make a try, but I have > little knowledge of Macs (Linux user), so I can't guarantee success. I > suppose LyX will be the same, but the TeX system vill be different to > set up. > > You or your colleague can mail me so we can discuss if and how I could > help. > > > 2013/9/2 Wolfgang Engelmann <engelmann <at> uni-tuebingen.de > <mailto:engelmann%20%3Cat%3E%20uni-tuebingen.de>> > > Hello, Lyx-users, > > I wonder whether there is a lyx user in Lund, Sweden, who could > perhaps help a colleague at the university there to acquire Lyx for Mac? > > Wolfgang > > > > > > > > >