On 09/08/2018 09:15 PM, Peter Taylor wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have upgraded MiKTeX relatively recently – I don’t want to upgrade > again if I don’t have to upgrade – so please could you update your > webpage which says: > > > > (start quote) > > Due to a bug in MiKTeX, installation of LyX 2.3.0 can sometimes cause > the MiKTeX installation to be corrupted. (See > https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/82.) If you run into problems, > the solution will be to uninstall MiKTeX and then re-install. > > We highly recommend that MiKTeX users update to the latest version > *before* installing LyX 2.3.0. If you have any questions about how to > update MiKTeX, you can email lyx-users@lists.lyx.org for help. (You do > not need to be subscribed to the mailing list to do so, but you may > wish to do that anyway. See this page > <https://www.lyx.org/MailingLists#toc2> for information on subscribing.) > > (end quote) > > > > This information does not mention specific versions – just says > “latest version of MiKTeX”. My MiKTeX console window tells me it is > version 2.9.6751. > > > > I am actually using another TeX editor which works fine for me but I > want to collaborate with a colleague and I heard that LyX might be an > easier editor for him to use on shared documents. Before doing that I > want to check that LyX is something I can recommend to him. > > > > However seeing this message on your website has made me reluctant to > try out LyX in case my MiKTeX installation gets corrupted. >
There is currently some major bug in MiKTeX that is preventing any kind of update. You might want to wait a little bit before doing anything. Frankly, this is the second catastrophic bug in MiKTeX this year. I myself have been workigng hard to disentangle LyX from MiKTeX and make it easier to use with TeX Live, which is a LOT more stable. Riki
