legendary TeX typesetting engine makes you look good.
On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output
legendary TeX typesetting engine makes you look good.
On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output
looks like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland
.docs, all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out
unpredictably different on different printer drivers. Gone are the
looks like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland
.docs, all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out
unpredictably different on different printer drivers. Gone are the
How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
number "2.x.y" indicates a stable release '2.x', maintenance
How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
number "2.x.y" indicates a stable release '2.x', maintenance
- release 'y'. In other words, LyX 2.2.0 was the first stable
- release in the 2.2-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
- latest maintenance release in the 2.2-series was LyX 2.2.3.
+ release 'y'. In other words, LyX 2.3.0 was the first stable
+ release in the 2.3-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
+ latest maintenance release in the 2.3-series is LyX 2.3.4.
Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
maintenance release.
In addition to the stable releases and maintenance releases, some
Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
maintenance release.
In addition to the stable releases and maintenance releases, some
release that should be stable enough for daily work, but yet may
be potentially unstable. If no major bugs are found, the release
release that should be stable enough for daily work, but yet may
be potentially unstable. If no major bugs are found, the release
series. To summarize, there are three possible types of file names
that are of interest to normal users:
series. To summarize, there are three possible types of file names
that are of interest to normal users:
- lyx-2.2.0.tar.gz -- stable release, first in the 2.2-series
- lyx-2.2.3.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of LyX 2.2
- lyx-2.3.0rc1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable release candidate
+ lyx-2.3.0.tar.gz -- stable release, first in the 2.3-series
+ lyx-2.2.4.tar.gz -- fourth maintenance release of LyX 2.2
+ lyx-2.4.0rc1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable release candidate
- Note that the goal is not parallel development as for the linux
- kernel --the team is too small to afford that-- but rather to
+ Note that the goal is not parallel development as for the Linux
+ kernel --- the team is too small to afford that --- but rather to
include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
- 2.2.4dev -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
- release 2.2.4 will eventually be tagged.
- 2.3.0dev -- this is the main branch on which stable
- release 2.3.0 will eventually be tagged.
+ 2.3.1dev -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
+ release 2.3.1 will eventually be tagged.
+ 2.4.0dev -- this is the main branch on which stable
+ release 2.4.0 will eventually be tagged.
- * A good C++ compiler. Development is being done mainly with
- gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 2.3.0, you need
- at least gcc 4.6.x.
+ * A C++11 compiler. Development is being done mainly with gcc/g++,
+ but clang and MSVC are known to work too. As of LyX 2.4.0, you
+ need at least gcc 4.9.
- * The Qt library, at least version 4.8.0. For all features
- newer versions (e.g. Qt 5.6) are recommended.
+ * The Qt library, at least version 5.2 (5.6 recommended). It is
+ still possible to compile with Qt 4.8, but this is not
+ recommended.
If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
How can I participate in the development of LyX?
Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
How can I participate in the development of LyX?