Re: [*}How to install LyX

[Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@long.ucsd.edu>]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, debian_hurd wrote:

> hello everybody;
> 
> i had try to install LyX from my Debian CDs, use "deselect", deselect told me LyX need 
> "libforms.so.0.88", but i can't not find this in my Debian CDS.I have two Debian CDs, 
> one is :Debian GNU/Linux slink (2.1_r4) 1/4 main binary-i386 section 1 SAM19991218
> the other is Debian GNU/Linux slink (2.1_r4) 2/4 main binary-i386 section 2, contrib 
> SAM19991218.When i use deselect, it report without "non_free","non_USA",and "local".
> 
> any advice?
> thany you very much.

Your CD does not include the non_free section. The libforms-0.88 package
is in non-free. If you have an internet connection, then you can get the
packages either automatically with apt (or dselect), or manually by ftp.

To use apt, you'll need to have an appropriate sources list
(/etc/apt/sources.list), e.g.

  <long>:syrus$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
  deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free
  deb http://conan.eecg.toronto.edu/debian slink non-US
  deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates/

If you use apt, installing lyx will be as simple as editing your
sources.list file, and then using a command like this:

	<root>$ apt-get update ; apt-get install lyx

apt should take care of all the dependencies.

Thanks. Syrus.

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Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@ucsd.edu>    UCSD Physics Dept.