Have you tried apt-get --purge -f from a terminal window? (see for example http://askubuntu.com/questions/438345/how-to-remove-install-a-package-that-is-not-fully-installed )
Regards Jes 2015-09-03 21:17 GMT+02:00 Wolfgang Engelmann <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de>: > > > Am 03.09.2015 um 21:05 schrieb Liviu Andronic: > >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann >> <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: >> >>> >>> Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic: >>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann >>>> <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic: >>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann >>>>>> <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks.Liviu, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, I do not understand Step 1 >>>>>>> On the PPA's overview page >>>>>>> How do I get this overview page? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is the PPA Overview page: >>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release >>>>>> >>>>>> You simply need to: >>>>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release >>>>>> >>>>> unfortunately not so simple: >>>>> my synaptic claims >>>>> OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken >>>>> if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there. >>>>> >>>>> I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix >>>> broken packages in Synaptic. >>>> >>>> Liviu >>>> >>> I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list) >>> nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be >>> initialized, configuration may be broken). >>> Have to see, what has gone wrong >>> Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source. >>> Wolfgang >>> >>> Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy >> about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them. >> >> Liviu >> > I have fixed that one (/etc/apt/sources.list) > However > openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch > gives me headaches; I can't remove nor purge it in synaptic > and it prevents me from using synaptic. > How to proceed? > Wolfgang > > (synaptic:19816): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > > 0' failed > (Lese Datenbank ... 465161 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit > installiert.) > Entfernen von openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch (20080808-3ubuntu1) ... > /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 6: > /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: > update-openoffice-dicts: not found > dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch > (--remove): > Unterprozess installiertes post-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 127 > zurück > Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von: > openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > >> Wolfgang >>>>> >>>>> Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX. >>>>>> >>>>>> Liviu >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Wolfgang >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single >>>>>>> line >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> your terminal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads >>>>>>> Adding >>>>>>> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which >>>>>>> looks >>>>>>> like: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted >>>>>>> above. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann >>>>>>> <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Configuration >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Special build flags: build=release >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C++ Compiler LyX flags: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C++ Compiler flags: -O2 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Linker flags: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Linker user flags: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Qt 4 Frontend: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Packaging: posix >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? >>>>>>> Should I >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use >>>>>>> the PPA to install 2.1.4: >>>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Liviu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wolfgang >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann >>>>>>> <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected. >>>>>>> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker >>>>>>> the Spellchecker engine box v can not be klicked (grayed out) >>>>>>> same with the other menu items on the right side of >>>>>>> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the >>>>>>> PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking >>>>>>> disabled for some reason. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Liviu >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> correct? >>>>>>> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And >>>>>>> where? >>>>>>> Under Preferences>Paths >>>>>>> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable >>>>>>> >>>>>>> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wolfgang >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >> >> > -- Jes Drost Nissen Højvænget 29, Svindinge 5853 Ørbæk tlf 21692402
