-Public release of LyX version 2.4.0 RC1
+Public release of LyX version 2.4.0 RC2
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We are proud to announce the first public release candidate of the new LyX 2.4
https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
-Especially we would like to receive feedback for the newly introduced Docbook
-export before we release it as a stable feature.
+As this release ships with new features, we strongly recommend that packagers
+of LyX on various platforms and distributions read RELEASE-NOTES in order to
+get the new dependencies right.
-You can download LyX 2.4.0 RC1 from http://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
+You can download LyX 2.4.0 RC2 from http://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
from a mirror listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
2.3.x file, this will be 544, but in the case of older files it will be
different.
-The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
-to the current stable releases (LyX 2.3.x). We strongly recommend that
-packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
+The file RELEASE-NOTES also lists some known issues and problems compared
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.3.x).
As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but
-also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.4.0 RC1, either
+also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.4.0 RC2, either
email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior