Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>
> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>
> Configuration
>
> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Special build flags: build=release
>
This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.


> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>
> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>
> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>
> Linker flags:
>
> Linker user flags:
>
> Qt 4 Frontend:
>
> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>
> Packaging: posix
>
> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>
> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>
>
> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use
> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>
You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu


> Wolfgang
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>  wrote:
>
> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
> the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
> same with the other menu items on the right side of
> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>
> What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
> PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
> disabled for some reason.
>
> Liviu
>
>
> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
> correct?
> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
> Under Preferences>Paths
> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable
>
> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
>
>



-- 
Do you think you know what math is?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02
Or what it means to be intelligent?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30
Think again:
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Thanks.Liviu,

However, I do not understand Step 1
On the PPA's overview page
How do I get this overview page?
Wolfgang

If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from 
Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single 
line in your terminal.


*Step 1:* On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads 
/Adding this PPA to your system/. Make a note of the PPA's location, 
which looks like:


|ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa|

*Step 2:* Open a terminal and enter:

|sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name|

Replace |ppa:user/ppa-name| with the PPA's location that you noted above.



Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release


This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.



C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use
LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?


You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu



Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
> Thanks.Liviu,
>
> However, I do not understand Step 1
> On the PPA's overview page
> How do I get this overview page?
>
This is the PPA Overview page:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

You simply need to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release

Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

Liviu


> Wolfgang
>
> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single line in
> your terminal.
>
> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads Adding
> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
> like:
>
> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
>
> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
>
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
>
> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.
>
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>  wrote:
>
> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>
> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>
> Configuration
>
> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Special build flags: build=release
>
> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.
>
>
> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>
> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>
> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>
> Linker flags:
>
> Linker user flags:
>
> Qt 4 Frontend:
>
> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>
> Packaging: posix
>
> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>
> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>
>
> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use
> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>
> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
> the PPA to install 2.1.4:
> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>
>
> Liviu
>
>
> Wolfgang
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>  wrote:
>
> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
> the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
> same with the other menu items on the right side of
> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>
> What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
> PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
> disabled for some reason.
>
> Liviu
>
>
> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
> correct?
> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
> Under Preferences>Paths
> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable
>
> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



-- 
Do you think you know what math is?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02
Or what it means to be intelligent?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30
Think again:
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Thanks.Liviu,

However, I do not understand Step 1
On the PPA's overview page
How do I get this overview page?


This is the PPA Overview page:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

You simply need to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release

unfortunately not so simple:
my synaptic claims
OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.
Wolfgang

Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

Liviu



Wolfgang

If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single line in
your terminal.

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads Adding
this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
like:

ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name

Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.



Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release

This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.


C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use
LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?

You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu


Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Thanks.Liviu,

However, I do not understand Step 1
On the PPA's overview page
How do I get this overview page?


This is the PPA Overview page:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

You simply need to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release

unfortunately not so simple:
my synaptic claims
OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.


I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
broken packages in Synaptic.

Liviu

I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be 
initialized, configuration may be broken).

Have to see, what has gone wrong
Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
Wolfgang

Wolfgang


Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

Liviu



Wolfgang

If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single line
in
your terminal.

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
Adding
this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
like:

ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name

Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.



Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release

This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.


C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I
use
LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?

You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu


Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And
where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks.Liviu,
>>>
>>> However, I do not understand Step 1
>>> On the PPA's overview page
>>> How do I get this overview page?
>>>
>> This is the PPA Overview page:
>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>
>> You simply need to:
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release
>
> unfortunately not so simple:
> my synaptic claims
> OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
> if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.
>
I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
broken packages in Synaptic.

Liviu


> Wolfgang
>
>> Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.
>>
>> Liviu
>>
>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
>>> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single line
>>> in
>>> your terminal.
>>>
>>> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
>>> Adding
>>> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
>>> like:
>>>
>>> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
>>>
>>> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
>>>
>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
>>>
>>> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>>>
>>> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>>>
>>> Configuration
>>>
>>> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>>>
>>> Special build flags: build=release
>>>
>>> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.
>>>
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>>>
>>> Linker flags:
>>>
>>> Linker user flags:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 Frontend:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>>>
>>> Packaging: posix
>>>
>>> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>>>
>>> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>>>
>>>
>>> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I
>>> use
>>> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>>>
>>> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
>>> the PPA to install 2.1.4:
>>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>>
>>>
>>> Liviu
>>>
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
>>> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>>> the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
>>> same with the other menu items on the right side of
>>> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>>>
>>> What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
>>> PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
>>> disabled for some reason.
>>>
>>> Liviu
>>>
>>>
>>> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
>>> correct?
>>> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And
>>> where?
>>> Under Preferences>Paths
>>> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable
>>>
>>> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>



-- 
Do you think you know what math is?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02
Or what it means to be intelligent?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30
Think again:
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am 03.09.2015 um 21:05 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Thanks.Liviu,

However, I do not understand Step 1
On the PPA's overview page
How do I get this overview page?


This is the PPA Overview page:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

You simply need to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release

unfortunately not so simple:
my synaptic claims
OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.


I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
broken packages in Synaptic.

Liviu

I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be
initialized, configuration may be broken).
Have to see, what has gone wrong
Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
Wolfgang


Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy
about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them.

Liviu

I have fixed that one (/etc/apt/sources.list)
 However
openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
gives me headaches; I can't remove nor purge it in synaptic
and it prevents me from using synaptic.
How to proceed?
Wolfgang

(synaptic:19816): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 
'pid > 0' failed
(Lese Datenbank ... 465161 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit 
installiert.)

Entfernen von openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch (20080808-3ubuntu1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 6: 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 
update-openoffice-dicts: not found
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch 
(--remove):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 127 
zurück

Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)




Wolfgang


Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

Liviu



Wolfgang

If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single
line
in
your terminal.

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
Adding
this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
like:

ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name

Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.



Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release

This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.


C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I
use
LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?

You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu


Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is
this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And
where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

 On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
  wrote:
>
> Thanks.Liviu,
>
> However, I do not understand Step 1
> On the PPA's overview page
> How do I get this overview page?
>
 This is the PPA Overview page:
 https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

 You simply need to:
 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release
>>>
>>> unfortunately not so simple:
>>> my synaptic claims
>>> OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
>>> if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.
>>>
>> I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
>> broken packages in Synaptic.
>>
>> Liviu
>
> I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
> nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be
> initialized, configuration may be broken).
> Have to see, what has gone wrong
> Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
> Wolfgang
>
Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy
about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them.

Liviu


>>> Wolfgang
>>>
 Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

 Liviu


> Wolfgang
>
> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version from
> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single
> line
> in
> your terminal.
>
> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
> Adding
> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which looks
> like:
>
> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
>
> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
>
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
>
> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted above.
>
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>  wrote:
>
> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>
> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>
> Configuration
>
> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Special build flags: build=release
>
> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.
>
>
> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>
> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>
> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>
> Linker flags:
>
> Linker user flags:
>
> Qt 4 Frontend:
>
> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>
> Packaging: posix
>
> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>
> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>
>
> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I
> use
> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>
> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
> the PPA to install 2.1.4:
> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>
>
> Liviu
>
>
> Wolfgang
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>  wrote:
>
> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
> the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
> same with the other menu items on the right side of
> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>
> What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
> PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
> disabled for some reason.
>
> Liviu
>
>
> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is
> this
> correct?
> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And
> where?
> Under Preferences>Paths
> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable
>
> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

>>
>>
>



-- 
Do you think you know what math is?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02
Or what it means to be intelligent?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30
Think again:
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Jes Drost Nissen]

Have you tried apt-get --purge -f  from a terminal window?
(see for example
http://askubuntu.com/questions/438345/how-to-remove-install-a-package-that-is-not-fully-installed
)

Regards Jes

2015-09-03 21:17 GMT+02:00 Wolfgang Engelmann :

>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 21:05 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>>
 On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
  wrote:

>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks.Liviu,
>>>
>>> However, I do not understand Step 1
>>> On the PPA's overview page
>>> How do I get this overview page?
>>>
>>> This is the PPA Overview page:
>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>
>> You simply need to:
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release
>>
> unfortunately not so simple:
> my synaptic claims
> OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
> if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.
>
> I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
 broken packages in Synaptic.

 Liviu

>>> I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
>>> nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be
>>> initialized, configuration may be broken).
>>> Have to see, what has gone wrong
>>> Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy
>> about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them.
>>
>> Liviu
>>
> I have fixed that one (/etc/apt/sources.list)
>  However
> openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> gives me headaches; I can't remove nor purge it in synaptic
> and it prevents me from using synaptic.
> How to proceed?
> Wolfgang
>
> (synaptic:19816): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid
> > 0' failed
> (Lese Datenbank ... 465161 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit
> installiert.)
> Entfernen von openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch (20080808-3ubuntu1) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 6:
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm:
> update-openoffice-dicts: not found
> dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> (--remove):
>  Unterprozess installiertes post-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 127
> zurück
> Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
>  openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
>
>> Wolfgang
>
> Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.
>>
>> Liviu
>>
>>
>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version
>>> from
>>> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single
>>> line
>>> in
>>> your terminal.
>>>
>>> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
>>> Adding
>>> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which
>>> looks
>>> like:
>>>
>>> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
>>>
>>> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
>>>
>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
>>>
>>> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted
>>> above.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>>>
>>> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>>>
>>> Configuration
>>>
>>> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>>>
>>> Special build flags: build=release
>>>
>>> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.
>>>
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>>>
>>> Linker flags:
>>>
>>> Linker user flags:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 Frontend:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>>>
>>> Packaging: posix
>>>
>>> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>>>
>>> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>>>
>>>
>>> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source?
>>> Should I
>>> use
>>> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>>>
>>> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
>>> the PPA to install 2.1.4:
>>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>>
>>>
>>> Liviu
>>>
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 21:05 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

 On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
  wrote:
>
>
> Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks.Liviu,
>>>
>>> However, I do not understand Step 1
>>> On the PPA's overview page
>>> How do I get this overview page?
>>>
>> This is the PPA Overview page:
>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>
>> You simply need to:
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release
>
> unfortunately not so simple:
> my synaptic claims
> OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
> if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.
>
 I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix
 broken packages in Synaptic.

 Liviu
>>>
>>> I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
>>> nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be
>>> initialized, configuration may be broken).
>>> Have to see, what has gone wrong
>>> Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>> Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy
>> about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them.
>>
>> Liviu
>
> I have fixed that one (/etc/apt/sources.list)
>  However
> openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> gives me headaches; I can't remove nor purge it in synaptic
> and it prevents me from using synaptic.
> How to proceed?
>
You may try
sudo apt-get remove --purge openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch

But this has little to do with LyX. You may seek help elsewhere, e.g.
askubuntu.com .

Regards,
Liviu



> Wolfgang
>
> (synaptic:19816): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid >
> 0' failed
> (Lese Datenbank ... 465161 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit
> installiert.)
> Entfernen von openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch (20080808-3ubuntu1) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 6:
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm:
> update-openoffice-dicts: not found
> dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> (--remove):
>  Unterprozess installiertes post-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 127
> zurück
> Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
>  openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
>>
> Wolfgang
>
>> Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.
>>
>> Liviu
>>
>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version
>>> from
>>> Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single
>>> line
>>> in
>>> your terminal.
>>>
>>> Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
>>> Adding
>>> this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which
>>> looks
>>> like:
>>>
>>> ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
>>>
>>> Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:
>>>
>>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name
>>>
>>> Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted
>>> above.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)
>>>
>>> Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23
>>>
>>> Configuration
>>>
>>> Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>>>
>>> Special build flags: build=release
>>>
>>> This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.
>>>
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler LyX flags:
>>>
>>> C++ Compiler flags: -O2
>>>
>>> Linker flags:
>>>
>>> Linker user flags:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 Frontend:
>>>
>>> Qt 4 version: 4.8.6
>>>
>>> Packaging: posix
>>>
>>> LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin
>>>
>>> LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx
>>>
>>>
>>> Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should
>>> I
>>> use
>>> LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?
>>>
>>> You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
>>> the PPA to install 2.1.4:
>>> https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release
>>>
>>>
>>> Liviu
>>>
>>>
>>> Wolfgang
>>>
>>> Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Jes and Liviu,
both proposals did not work.
Will try on another list.
Thanks for taking your time. I appreciate it.
Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 21:47 schrieb Jes Drost Nissen:

Have you tried apt-get --purge -f  from a terminal window?
(see for example
http://askubuntu.com/questions/438345/how-to-remove-install-a-package-that-is-not-fully-installed
)

Regards Jes

2015-09-03 21:17 GMT+02:00 Wolfgang Engelmann :



Am 03.09.2015 um 21:05 schrieb Liviu Andronic:


On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Am 03.09.2015 um 20:27 schrieb Liviu Andronic:


On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Am 03.09.2015 um 17:47 schrieb Liviu Andronic:


On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:


Thanks.Liviu,

However, I do not understand Step 1
On the PPA's overview page
How do I get this overview page?

This is the PPA Overview page:

https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release

You simply need to:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/release


unfortunately not so simple:
my synaptic claims
OpenOffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch broken
if I try to remove (or purge) it, it is still there.

I don't see how the two are related. Try Edit > Unmark all or Fix

broken packages in Synaptic.

Liviu


I can't open synaptic (because of an error in the sources.list)
nor muon, the package manager of Kubuntu (package system could not be
initialized, configuration may be broken).
Have to see, what has gone wrong
Will probably try -after fixing this- to compile lyx from its source.
Wolfgang

Try to investigate /etc/apt/sources.list . Sometimes it's very fussy

about formatting, so if you did recent changes try to revert them.

Liviu


I have fixed that one (/etc/apt/sources.list)
  However
openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
gives me headaches; I can't remove nor purge it in synaptic
and it prevents me from using synaptic.
How to proceed?
Wolfgang

(synaptic:19816): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid

0' failed

(Lese Datenbank ... 465161 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit
installiert.)
Entfernen von openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch (20080808-3ubuntu1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm: 6:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch.postrm:
update-openoffice-dicts: not found
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
(--remove):
  Unterprozess installiertes post-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 127
zurück
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
  openoffice.org-thesaurus-de-ch
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)




Wolfgang

Then update packages in Synaptic, and update LyX.

Liviu


Wolfgang

If you're using the most recent version of Ubuntu (or any version
from
Ubuntu 9.10 onwards), you can add a PPA to your system with a single
line
in
your terminal.

Step 1: On the PPA's overview page, look for the heading that reads
Adding
this PPA to your system. Make a note of the PPA's location, which
looks
like:

ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa

Step 2: Open a terminal and enter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:user/ppa-name

Replace ppa:user/ppa-name with the PPA's location that you noted
above.



Am 03.09.2015 um 15:55 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release

This comes from official repos and has no support for spellchecking.


C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source?
Should I
use
LyX 2.1.4 released. (July 30, 2015) instead of 2.1.3?

You can build from source if you want to. Easier would be to just use
the PPA to install 2.1.4:
https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release


Liviu


Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is
this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And
where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus 

spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker

I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is 
this correct?

What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Liviu Andronic]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:
> the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
> Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
> the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
> same with the other menu items on the right side of
> Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
>
What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu


> I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
> correct?
> What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
> Under Preferences>Paths
> Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable
>
> hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib
>
> Wolfgang
>



-- 
Do you think you know what math is?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02
Or what it means to be intelligent?
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30
Think again:
http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library

Re: spellchecker kubuntu 14.04

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Here the version: LyX 2.1.3 (2015-02-05)

Built on Feb 12 2015, 11:01:23

Configuration

Host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Special build flags: build=release

C++ Compiler: g++ (4.8)

C++ Compiler LyX flags:

C++ Compiler flags: -O2

Linker flags:

Linker user flags:

Qt 4 Frontend:

Qt 4 version: 4.8.6

Packaging: posix

LyX binary dir: /usr/local/bin

LyX files dir: /usr/local/share/lyx


Should I uninstall lyx and install it by compiling the source? Should I use
LyX 2.1.4 released.  (July 30, 2015) 
instead of 2.1.3?


Wolfgang

Am 03.09.2015 um 12:26 schrieb Liviu Andronic:

On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann
 wrote:

the spellchecker for my kubuntu 14.04 can not be selected.
Under Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker
the Spellchecker engine box v  can not be klicked (grayed out)
same with the other menu items on the right side of
Preferences>Language settings>Spellchecker


What version of LyX? Did you install it from Ubuntu repos or from the
PPA? From memory, the LyX build in Ubuntu repos has spellchecking
disabled for some reason.

Liviu



I seem to remember that one has to install lyx anew in this case. Is this
correct?
What exactly should I have installed for a working spellchecker? And where?
Under Preferences>Paths
Hunspell dictionaries browse-box is grayed out and thus not clickable

hunspell packages are in various places such as usr/share usr/lib

Wolfgang