Graham Smith wrote:
Paul,
Thanks, but I have a a question below.
Don't know about 8.04, but I installed LyX 1.6.0-1 on Ubuntu 8.10
(Intrepid), and so far so good (in limited use). Rather than building
it myself, I installed a couple of .deb archives. The steps are:
1. Go to http://www.debian.org/mirror/list and pick a secondary
mirror "near" you.
2. In Ubuntu, go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources ->
Third-Party Software, click Add, and add the mirror you chose. The
entry line will look like 'deb http://ftp.someserver.somedomain sid
main'.
Will this result in all packages being updated through the deb
repository rather than the Ubuntu repository?
Or does the "sid" bit restrict it to the Lyx files.
No, SID doesn't restrict it to LyX, and you're right in not wanting to
update other stuff from there. The trick is to enable the Debian SID
repository (it will automatically be enabled when you first enter it),
use Synaptic to install LyX (ignoring any messages to the effect that
you have updates for 2,387 packages available), then go back into
Sources (or Settings -> Repositories from within Synaptic) and disable
the mirror (but leave it defined, in case you need it again). If the
"you have updates" bug is still displaying, use the Reload button in
Synaptic to refresh the package list.
When I did this, Ubuntu did indeed think it found updates in the Debian
mirror, but as long as you don't install them, no harm done.
You also talk about adding a "couple" of repositories. but only list
one. Or, by a couple do you mean lyx and lyx-common ?
Can I just answer 'yes'? :-) There are two packages, lyx and
lyx-common. I happen to have two Debian SID mirrors set up; I first
tried the one on my campus, but I got an error message about a missing
public certificate (which I get again today), so I tried a second one.
I don't remember which one I installed from, but I think the
installation works even with the missing certificate glitch.
Sorry for basic questions :-(
Not to worry. I'm still finding my way around Ubuntu myself.
And thanks to the kind folks who put together the .debs and added them
to the repository.
/Paul
