Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Hello Fernando,

FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.


As described on the Wiki, there are different ways to get LyX onto the 
Mac. Some ways are easier (because better supported), and some are more 
difficult ...



As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:


... and you ended up on a more difficult route.

Do you have a particular reason why you want to install LyX via Fink?


I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!!


So I guess you don't.

I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. 


The immediate answer to your question would be:
Go to Terminal.app, and enter sudo texhash (without the quotes), 
followed by your password.


But I would recommend to you a different route:

1) Remove Fink again (Question 5 on 
http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php)


2) Install MacTex, a complete Latex distribution for the Mac. If you can 
still wait for a few days, install the fresh-from-the-oven MacTeX-2008 
from http://www.tug.org/mactex/, otherwise you can also use the older 
MacTeX-2007.


3) Install LyX from
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.5.6/LyX-1.5.6-2-Mac-Universal.dmg
(copy the included app to your Applications folder and then run the 
Installer).


This is the most common and most tested way to run LyX on the Mac.

Happy LyXing,
Konrad

Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Fernando,

whenever you reply, please keep the mailing-list in CC as well (so that 
other people can participate).


FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

Hi Konrad:

First of all, thank you very much for your time!

I have two questions. It is clear to me know how to uninstall Fink, 
but I am not sure how to uninstall lyx in order to install it again after installing mactex.


Uninstalling Fink will remove everything you have installed from fink 
(so also Lyx).


The only LyX remainder which you might want to remove is its 
User-directory called 'LyX' or 'LyX-1.5' in Home - Library - 
Application Support.



Also, can you tell me a where can I download Mactex 2007 from? I cannot find it 
on the web!!


Yes, they are hiding it since the new 2008 version is out already. ;)
It should be available on most CTAN-mirrors by now.

Just try:
http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/mac/mactex/MacTeX-20080831.mpkg.zip

Since this is a hefty 1 GB download you might want to go to 
http://ctan.org/mirrors and look for a speedy mirror close to you.


For example http://ftp.linux.ee/pub/tex-archive/systems/mac/mactex/ 
has the 2008-version already.


Hope that helps,
Konrad

Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Hello Fernando,

FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.


As described on the Wiki, there are different ways to get LyX onto the 
Mac. Some ways are easier (because better supported), and some are more 
difficult ...



As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:


... and you ended up on a more difficult route.

Do you have a particular reason why you want to install LyX via Fink?


I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!!


So I guess you don't.

I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. 


The immediate answer to your question would be:
Go to Terminal.app, and enter sudo texhash (without the quotes), 
followed by your password.


But I would recommend to you a different route:

1) Remove Fink again (Question 5 on 
http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php)


2) Install MacTex, a complete Latex distribution for the Mac. If you can 
still wait for a few days, install the fresh-from-the-oven MacTeX-2008 
from http://www.tug.org/mactex/, otherwise you can also use the older 
MacTeX-2007.


3) Install LyX from
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.5.6/LyX-1.5.6-2-Mac-Universal.dmg
(copy the included app to your Applications folder and then run the 
Installer).


This is the most common and most tested way to run LyX on the Mac.

Happy LyXing,
Konrad

Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Fernando,

whenever you reply, please keep the mailing-list in CC as well (so that 
other people can participate).


FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

Hi Konrad:

First of all, thank you very much for your time!

I have two questions. It is clear to me know how to uninstall Fink, 
but I am not sure how to uninstall lyx in order to install it again after installing mactex.


Uninstalling Fink will remove everything you have installed from fink 
(so also Lyx).


The only LyX remainder which you might want to remove is its 
User-directory called 'LyX' or 'LyX-1.5' in Home - Library - 
Application Support.



Also, can you tell me a where can I download Mactex 2007 from? I cannot find it 
on the web!!


Yes, they are hiding it since the new 2008 version is out already. ;)
It should be available on most CTAN-mirrors by now.

Just try:
http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/mac/mactex/MacTeX-20080831.mpkg.zip

Since this is a hefty 1 GB download you might want to go to 
http://ctan.org/mirrors and look for a speedy mirror close to you.


For example http://ftp.linux.ee/pub/tex-archive/systems/mac/mactex/ 
has the 2008-version already.


Hope that helps,
Konrad

Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Hello Fernando,

FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.


As described on the Wiki, there are different ways to get LyX onto the 
Mac. Some ways are easier (because better supported), and some are more 
difficult ...



As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:


... and you ended up on a more difficult route.

Do you have a particular reason why you want to install LyX via Fink?


I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!!


So I guess you don't.

I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. 


The immediate answer to your question would be:
Go to Terminal.app, and enter "sudo texhash" (without the quotes), 
followed by your password.


But I would recommend to you a different route:

1) Remove Fink again (Question 5 on 
)


2) Install MacTex, a complete Latex distribution for the Mac. If you can 
still wait for a few days, install the fresh-from-the-oven MacTeX-2008 
from , otherwise you can also use the older 
MacTeX-2007.


3) Install LyX from

(copy the included app to your Applications folder and then run the 
Installer).


This is the most common and most tested way to run LyX on the Mac.

Happy LyXing,
Konrad

Re: Help need with lyx installation

[Konrad Hofbauer]

Fernando,

whenever you reply, please keep the mailing-list in CC as well (so that 
other people can participate).


FERNANDO DIAZ wrote:

Hi Konrad:

First of all, thank you very much for your time!

I have two questions. It is clear to me know how to uninstall Fink, 
but I am not sure how to uninstall lyx in order to install it again after installing mactex.


Uninstalling Fink will remove everything you have installed from fink 
(so also Lyx).


The only LyX remainder which you might want to remove is its 
User-directory called 'LyX' or 'LyX-1.5' in Home -> Library -> 
Application Support.



Also, can you tell me a where can I download Mactex 2007 from? I cannot find it 
on the web!!


Yes, they are hiding it since the new 2008 version is out already. ;)
It should be available on most CTAN-mirrors by now.

Just try:


Since this is a hefty 1 GB download you might want to go to 
http://ctan.org/mirrors and look for a speedy mirror close to you.


For example  
has the 2008-version already.


Hope that helps,
Konrad

Help need with lyx installation

[FERNANDO DIAZ]

Hello:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.

As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:
http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en). It seems that
everything was installed just fine. After that, I installed lyx, but I got
an error. This is the report that I got:



1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
• Successfully copied default templates to new user's directory
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.


I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!! Anyways, lyx seems
to be working fine, but I don´t know if the above error will cause any
problems in the future.

I would be most grateful if you can help me with this issue.

Regards,

* Fernando Díaz H., Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor of Finance
School of Economics and Managerial Sciences
Universidad de los Andes
(56 2) 412-9650
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Avda. San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Las Condes,
Santiago
Chile

Help need with lyx installation

[FERNANDO DIAZ]

Hello:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.

As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:
http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en). It seems that
everything was installed just fine. After that, I installed lyx, but I got
an error. This is the report that I got:



1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
• Successfully copied default templates to new user's directory
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.


I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!! Anyways, lyx seems
to be working fine, but I don´t know if the above error will cause any
problems in the future.

I would be most grateful if you can help me with this issue.

Regards,

* Fernando Díaz H., Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor of Finance
School of Economics and Managerial Sciences
Universidad de los Andes
(56 2) 412-9650
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Avda. San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Las Condes,
Santiago
Chile

Help need with lyx installation

[FERNANDO DIAZ]

Hello:

I ran into some troubles when trying to install lyx in my Macbook Pro.

As suggested in the LyX/Mac wiki page, prior to installing lyx I installed
finx (Fink 0.9.0 Binary Installer (PowerPC) from the following webpage:
http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en). It seems that
everything was installed just fine. After that, I installed lyx, but I got
an error. This is the report that I got:



1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
• Successfully copied default templates to new user's directory
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.


I don´t know hot to run texhash manually. I am a new user to both Mac and
Latex, so you can image that I do not know what to do!!! Anyways, lyx seems
to be working fine, but I don´t know if the above error will cause any
problems in the future.

I would be most grateful if you can help me with this issue.

Regards,

* Fernando Díaz H., Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor of Finance
School of Economics and Managerial Sciences
Universidad de los Andes
(56 2) 412-9650
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Avda. San Carlos de Apoquindo 2200, Las Condes,
Santiago
Chile