Re: Ann: my LyX PPA for Ubuntu

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On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM Scott Kostyshak via lyx-users <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 08:40:03AM -0400, Richard Kleeman via lyx-users
> wrote:
> > On 5/17/26 4:12 PM, Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni via lyx-users wrote:
> > > Bonjour,
> > >
> > > This message concerns people who are using a Linux distribution based
> on
> > > Debian (such as Ubuntu), and who used to keep their LyX version up to
> > > date thanks to the official package archive.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Guillaume
> > >
> > Hi Guillame,
> >
> > Thanks for this great new resource. One quick question at a "nuts and
> bolts"
> > level: You have 3 different releases supported (2 devs and one
> "stable"). I
> > If add your ppa how does apt make a choice as to which to install? I
> would
> > prefer to use the "stable" version...
>
> I think it is determined by which package name you install. If you want
> stable, I think (maybe wait for someone else to confirm), you want to
> install the following:
>
>   lyx-2.5
>
>
I added the PPA and updated, and I don't think I had to do anything
special--whatever was in the official Ubuntu repo (some release candidate
circa 2.4.0?) got updated to 2.5.1. I did have to change some home
directory .lyx stuff, but that was so easy compared to building LyX from
source/updating QT/etc.

Thanks, Guillaume, for making this!

Maria


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM S=
cott Kostyshak via lyx-users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmai=
l_quote_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Fri=
, May 22, 2026 at 08:40:03AM -0400, Richard Kleeman via lyx-users wrote:<br=
>
&gt; On 5/17/26 4:12 PM, Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni via lyx-users wrote:<br=
>
&gt; &gt; Bonjour,<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; This message concerns people who are using a Linux distribution b=
ased on<br>
&gt; &gt; Debian (such as Ubuntu), and who used to keep their LyX version u=
p to<br>
&gt; &gt; date thanks to the official package archive.<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; Cheers,<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; Guillaume<br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt; Hi Guillame,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Thanks for this great new resource. One quick question at a &quot;nuts=
 and bolts&quot;<br>
&gt; level: You have 3 different releases supported (2 devs and one &quot;s=
table&quot;). I<br>
&gt; If add your ppa how does apt make a choice as to which to install? I w=
ould<br>
&gt; prefer to use the &quot;stable&quot; version...<br>
<br>
I think it is determined by which package name you install. If you want<br>
stable, I think (maybe wait for someone else to confirm), you want to<br>
install the following:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 lyx-2.5<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I added the PPA and updated, and I don=
&#39;t think I had to do anything special--whatever was in the official Ubu=
ntu repo (some release candidate circa 2.4.0?) got updated to 2.5.1. I did =
have to change some home directory .lyx stuff, but that was so easy compare=
d to building LyX from source/updating QT/etc.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Thanks, Guillaume, for making this!</div><div><br></div><div>Maria</div>=
<div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Scott<br>
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