Andre Poenitz schrieb:
Since the installer fight showed his ugly head recently I think I might mention my opinion on such behaviour: Waiting 25 minutes for something that I don't need is a bit beyond my expectation even of a 'complete install'. Can't this 'LaTeX package search' thing not somehow happen in the background?
It can. But currently this is done while configuring LyX, this is independent from the installer you use. I see no probblem here, because the console Window shows you the progress and afterwards the user has a feature complete and working installation And no, you need these packages, otherwise many features of LyX are not usable. (take for example formal tables, instant preview, show changes in output, etc.)
regards Uwe
