I then ran src/lyx as rboland sucessfully except that in math mode
mathematical
symbols are not displayed properly. They do print properly though.
In redhat I had to install a fonts file which was a .rpm file to get
this to work.
You probably need to install latex-xft-fonts for the math to show
I am attempting to install lyx on a IBM thinkpad running
slackware 9.0 linux. (This is the computer given to my to use by Acadia
university.
I don't think I am allowed to install say redhat (I was able to install
lyx on
my home computer which runs redhat. Also a few things on slactware 9.0 were