Re: How to properly install LyX 2.5 without causing configuration issues?

On 2/27/26 8:55 AM, matan via lyx-users wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I currently have 2.4.4, and using TeXLive, and have many ongoing 
> files, with special configurations in the preamble, the document 
> properties and more. (Hebrew user)
>
> There was someone who initially set up everything for me and so I 
> don't quite understand why he did some things but it works so I don't 
> touch it.
>
> So now when i went to install LyX 2.5 it wanted to install in 
> /progtamfiles, and it lookes like my 2.4.4 was installed someplace 
> else (not exactly sure where, is there a way to figure out?) so I 
> don't know if setting it up in the program files is going to work as 
> intended or mess some of my configurations/macros/shortcuts.

I am not on Windows, so I can only give you limited advice.

The LyX installer does, I believe, install LyX into \ProgramFiles. It 
should therefore be possible to install 2.5 alongside 2.4. I believe 
also that your 2.4 settings will be copied over into a new user 
directory, and the old one will be left untouched. So installing 2.4 
should not, I think, affect anything with 2.4. That said, it probably 
would be a good idea to back up your 2.4 user directory before 
installing 2.5. You can find out where it is by looking at Help> About LyX.

Your 2.4 files should continue to work just fine in 2.5. If they do not, 
then that is a bug on our end.

Riki

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