I can confirm, if you install lyx after a fresh installation of Lucid Lynx. 10.04. Lyx is not working. If I try to see the LaTex Information dialog it's all empty.
If I try to start lyx from the command line it's not even start: zr...@nefarian:~$ lyx LyX: reconfiguring user directory checking for a Latex2e program... +checking for "latex"... yes checking for a DVI postprocessing program... +checking for "pplatex"... yes checking for pLaTeX, the Japanese LaTeX... +checking for "platex"... no and hanging here forewer - or at least until I hit 'Crtl +C' -- [Lucid] LyX install non-functional: LaTeX error claimed when starting new file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573153 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
