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LyX distribution
LyX is distributed via ftp as a tar.gz archive, both in source
and binary formats for different architechtures.
Notice that some people are kind enough to prepare RedHat and
Debian packages, but those are not officially supported by the
LyX Team, and if you experience problems with those, please try
the official source distribution as referenced here.
If you want to live on the edge, the unstable development
versions of LyX are available via CVS. Check out the
Developers Only page for information about how to get those.
Primary Ftp Site
Some mirrors
Other stuff with relevance to LyX
LyX is build on other software. Here are links to some of
the stuff that makes LyX tick. You'll need to have some of
it installed in order to make the full use of LyX.
If you use a Linux distribution, such as RedHat or Debian, most
of these packages should be available as custom packages for
the relevant system, and you might have most of it installed
already. Please check before you go download the lot.
Required stuff
- The XForms home page
- the underlying GUI toolkit.
You'll need to
get a version for your architechture, if you want
to compile your own version of LyX.
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libXpm - a library used to display pixmaps.
If you want to compile LyX yourself, you'll also need libXpm.
You'll have to get version 4.7 or newer. Older versions are
incompatible with the current XForms library.
- The teTeX Homepage
- a LaTeX distribution.
In order to properly use LyX to create documents, you'll need
to have a LaTeX installation. teTeX is pretty complete.
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The NTeX homepage - an alternative LaTeX distribution.
This one is not as extensive as teTeX, so you might have to
pick up a few more packages by hand compared to teTeX.
Optional stuff
- CTAN - The Comprehensive TeX
Archive Network.
Since LyX is based on LaTeX, practically any tool made for use
with LaTeX, can be used with LyX. The CTAN is an archive of
packages, tools, documentation and much more about LaTeX, and
therefor an invaluable resource if you want to become a poweruser
of LaTeX (and LyX). If you don't know anything about LaTeX yet,
you'll want to wait before exploring CTAN, because it is
big and confusing at first.
- The SGMLtools homepage
- needed to use the LinuxDoc DTD.
If you want to create documents using the LinuxDOC DTD that is
used for the Linux Documentation
Project to create documents in a variety of different formats,
you'll need to get the SGMLtools.
- Perl - an interpreted,
text-manipulation programming language.
If you want to import LaTeX documents into LyX, you'll need to
have Perl installed, because the reLyX script that does the
conversion is written in Perl.
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Ghostview - used to preview PostScript files.
You'll also need
Ghostscript to be able to use Ghostview.
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gv - an alternative PostScript viewer.
gv is a more modern PostScript viewer. It also requires
Ghostscript to work
- kghostview
- yet another alternative PostScript viewer for KDE
This should also work with LyX as a PostScript viewer, and if you
use KDE, you might prefer this one.
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Internal Ispell - a spellchecker for many languages.
LyX can use Ispell as a backend to do spellchecking. You can
find
dictionaries for many languages and be able to spellcheck
documents in your own language.
- ChkTeX Homepage
- performs typographical checking.
LyX can use ChkTeX as an aid to find common typograhical
errors in your document.
- gBibTeX
- an interactive BibTeX database manager.
This GNOME program allows you to manage
a BibTeX bibliography database, and then interface it with LyX
in a seamless fashion.
- Freetype related projects
- X11 TrueType font servers.
By installing one of the servers listed on this page, you will
be able to use truetype fonts in the display window of LyX.
Notice that you can't use TrueType fonts in the paper output,
even with this fine software. You'll prefer the higher quality
PostScript fonts on paper anyway, but TrueType is relevant to
use on the low-resolution screen.
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