As long as the MikTeX server is awake and answering, you can rest easy. It just so happens that whenever I need MikTeX to work for a workshop, the server gets turned off/taken down.
In the design of MikTeX, the package installer cannot retrieve package from other CTAN servers without first checking with that one MikTeX server. If anybody thinks that I'm not correct, please speak up. The links I provided on the original post explain that is the case. Over the years, we have had a lot of hassles with MikTeX and inabilility to get packages for new LaTeX files. Its just better to have all of them with TeXLive. If a user walks in with a file that depends on 10 classes I've never heard of, it is more likely to work now. The only part I've not worked out yet is spell checking and using the Thesaurus. But I will try harder later. On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Roberto Fanciulli <far...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have uninstalled MiKTeX 2.9 and later also LyX 2.2.2. > Then I reinstalled MiKTeX2.9 and updated packages. > Finally I reinstalled LyX2.2.2. > Currently it seems that everything works. > > (o.s.: Windows 10) > Roberto > > 2016-11-02 6:24 GMT+01:00 UD <ehud.kap...@gmail.com>: >> >> On 11/02/2016 05:56 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: >>> >>> >>> It worked once. Failed next two times. >>> >>> I'm putting it in the rearview mirror. >>> >>> pj >>> Paul Johnson >>> http://pj.freefaculty.org >>> >>> >>> On Oct 29, 2016 2:27 PM, "Andrew Parsloe" <apars...@clear.net.nz >>> <mailto:apars...@clear.net.nz>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29/10/2016 7:35 p.m., CarLaTeX wrote: >>> >>> >>> 2016-10-29 8:09 GMT+02:00 Paul Johnson <pauljoh...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:pauljoh...@gmail.com> >>> <mailto:pauljoh...@gmail.com <mailto:pauljoh...@gmail.com>>>: >>> >>> I wonder if Windows users see this problem in MikTeX >>> regularly. I'm a >>> Linux user, but I try to help the Windows students around >>> here. >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Paul E. Johnson http://pj.freefaculty.org >>> Director, Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis >>> http://crmda.ku.edu >>> >>> To write to me directly, please address me at pauljohn at >>> ku.edu <http://ku.edu> >>> <http://ku.edu>. >>> >>> >>> I'm using LyX (various version, now 2.2.2) with MiKTeX (2.9) >>> on Windows >>> (10) since April 2015 with no problems. >>> Today the site is down but you should only have to wait few >>> hours. >>> Bye! >>> >>> Carla >>> >>> >>> Yesterday, like others, I couldn't update MiKTeX. This morning >>> (8.20 a.m. New Zealand time) everything proceeded smoothly. >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >>> >> >> I used to use MikTex under Windows, but several years ago, when I switched >> to Linux, which uses TexLive, I switched to TexLive under Windows too, and >> it has worked very well. I liked the MikTex package manager better than >> TLMGR, but it was a small price to pay for uniformity, stability and >> continued support. >> >> Ehud Kaplan >> >> -- >> > -- Paul E. Johnson http://pj.freefaculty.org Director, Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis http://crmda.ku.edu To write to me directly, please address me at pauljohn at ku.edu.
