How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
- number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', maintenance
- release 'y'. In other words, LyX 1.5.0 was the first stable
- release in the 1.5-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
- latest maintenance release in the 1.5-series was LyX 1.5.2
+ 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.
Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
series. To summarize, there are three possible types of file names
that are of interest to normal users:
- lyx-1.5.0.tar.gz -- stable release, first in the 1.5-series
- lyx-1.5.5.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of LyX 1.5
- lyx-1.5.0rc1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable release candidate
+ 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
Note that the goal is not parallel development as for the linux
kernel --the team is too small to afford that-- but rather to
If you get the source from Git, the version string will look like
one of:
- 2.0.6dev -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
- release 2.0.6 will eventually be tagged.
- 2.1.0dev -- this is the main branch on which stable
- release 2.1.0 will eventually be tagged.
+ 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.
What's new?
What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
* A good C++ compiler. Development is being done mainly with
- gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 1.6.0, you need at
- least gcc 3.2.x.
+ gcc/g++, but some others work also. As of LyX 2.3.0, you need
+ at least gcc 4.6.x.
- * The Qt4 library, at least version 4.5.0. For all features
- newer versions (e.g. Qt 4.8) are recommended.
+ * The Qt library, at least version 4.8.0. For all features
+ newer versions (e.g. Qt 5.6) are recommended.
Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
- http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+ http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome .
Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
How can I participate in the development of LyX?