Re: LyX 2.5.1 Released

All -

Is there a version of LyX 2.5.1 available for old Mac’s—MacOS 11.7.11?

Thanks,

Hal

> On Apr 23, 2026, at 8:45 AM, Richard Kimberly Heck via lyx-users <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> We are proud to announce the release the LyX 2.5.1, the first maintenance
> release in the 2.5.x series.
> 
> This release fixes a number of mostly minor bugs in 2.5.0. One important fix
> concerns crashes when exiting LyX on OSX, specifically when documents are still
> open. We have also fixed a handful of bugs with the new input method support.
> If you should encounter any more, please do let us know.
> 
> If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with any version
> of 2.5.x, then the original file will automatically be backed up. The backup
> file will be found in the backup directory, if one is set under
> Tools> Preferences> Paths
> or else in the same folder as the original file, if no backup directory is set.
> 
> If you think you may have found a bug in LyX 2.5.1, either email the developers'
> mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open a bug report at
>   https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome <https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome>
> Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior in
> a previous LyX version. Please note that we have had to disable registration
> for new accounts due to spam. If you would like an account, email the LyX
> developers' list.
> 
> You can download the sources in tar.xz <x-msg://1/%22https://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/stable/2.5.x/lyx-2.5.1.tar.xz\%22>. There are also some binaries <x-msg://1/%22https://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/bin/2.5.1/\%22> available.
> 
> If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the documentation
> that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you will find at
> https://wiki.lyx.org/ <https://wiki.lyx.org/>. You can also send email to the LyX users' list
> (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
> 
> The LyX team.
> https://www.lyx.org <https://www.lyx.org/>
> 
> What's new
> ==========
> 
> ** Updates:
> ***********
> 
> * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
> 
> - Support the Sioyek PDF viewer.
> 
> 
> * USER INTERFACE
> 
> -  Enable dark/light mode preference setting on Linux.
>    This is supported at least for QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk3 (bug 12224).
> 
> 
> * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
> 
> - Update the KOMA-Letter (v. 2) template.
> 
> - Add a German KOMA-Letter (v. 2) template.
> 
> - Update Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, and
>   Slovak translations.
> 
> 
> * BUILD/INSTALLATION
> 
> - Accept macos SDKs with version 20 and higher to build bundle package.
> 
> 
> 
> ** Bug fixes:
> *************
> 
> * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
> 
> - Fix an assertion caused by the new Input Method implementation in relation to
>   the change of work area.
> 
> - Properly resolve font in insets that do not inherit font (bug 13278).
> 
> - Fix switch of text direction with verbatim content (bug 6373).
> 
> - Fix several cases where language begin/end commands have not been
>   properly nested when "Set document language explicitly" or
>   "Unset document language explicitly" have been selected in preferences.
> 
> - Fix old docbook layouts.
> 
> 
> * USER INTERFACE
> 
> - Fix crash in mathed when using cursor right to end the input of
>   macro names like \alpha.
> 
> - Fix crash when quitting LyX on recent macOS versions.
> 
> - Fix cross-references dialog in mathed (bug 13285).
> 
> - Fix pasting of partial math grids (bug 13277).
> 
> - Fix logic of auto-insertion to argument insets (part of 12364).
> 
> - Automatically insert overlay argument of beamer layouts (part of 12364).
> 
> - Fix empty paragraph check in pasting (bug 13281).
> 
> - Do not allow to split InsetArgument which does not make sense.
> 
> - Fix initial value of custom color dialog.
> 
> - Build InsetInfo info also when inset is hidden in collapsible (bug 13280).
> 
> - Fix computer algebra system bug: converting the displayed math
>   into eqnarray* environment (bug 13247).
> 
> - Fix PDF->PNG conversion problem on macOS. Now gs takes priority over sips
>   on that os (bug 12632).
> 
> - Reintroduce a proper version of a broken optimization that was removed for 2.5.0.
> 
> 
> * TEX2LYX
> 
> - Update tex2lyx support for babel-german.
> 
> 
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