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Obtaining and compiling LyX

Table of contents

What do I need for compilation?
How do I compile it?
I hate compiling. Where are precompiled binaries?
Known problems
Other dependencies
1. 5.1 Is pdftex the same thing as pdflatex?
2. 5.2 What should I install with an already compiled Lyx in order for it to convert latex to pdf?

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§ What do I need for compilation?

LyX source code: lyx-1.x.x.tar.gz
QT library: (using the latest version available is recommended) xforms is no longer used.
A modern C++ compiler. If you are using gcc, LyX requires at least version 2.95.2. The development version LyX 1.4-cvs requires a modern STL library. You can either use gcc 3.x, or if you have to use gcc 2.95, you can build LyX with http://www.stlport.org/

Installation

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§ How do I compile it?

./configure
make
make install (usually as root, though you don't have to be if you add flags to the configure command)

See the INSTALL file for more details.

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§ I hate compiling. Where are precompiled binaries?

For Windows, see the Windows pages on this wiki.

Linux users should first check if LyX comes with their distribution. Look here.

Debian, Ubuntu and Ark Linux users can simply apt-get install lyx.

Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries. LyX binaries may be obtained from [1] or [2].

Installation

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§ Known problems

SuSE 8.2 ships a buggy prerelease of gcc 3.3 which fails compiling LyX. You have to upgrade to gcc 3.3.1 final (there's an update available from SuSE at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/gcc/8.2 or ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/projects/gcc/8.2). Please read the README, since C++ programs compiled with this compiler might not run on stock 8.2 installs.
Exactly the same applies for SuSE 8.1 and gcc 3.2, you can find updated compilers at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/gcc/8.1 or ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/projects/gcc/8.1.

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§ Other dependencies

Except compilation dependencies you need other packages to have LyX working properly. You may be able to get Lyx installed, but the ability to convert may not be there. Look here.

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§ Is pdftex the same thing as pdflatex?

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§ What should I install with an already compiled Lyx in order for it to convert latex to pdf?

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