#format wiki #language en ||<>|| == Introduction == [[http://www.lyx.org/|LyX]] is a WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean) LaTeX word processor. It behaves more like a word processor than a LaTeX plain text editor, but it is not quite the same as using Open``Office or Abi``Word. A knowledge of LaTeX is not strictly required, but it may be beneficial. '''NOTE:''' You need to have {{{Universe}}} repositories enabled. Please read [[Repositories]] for further information concerning repositories and installation. == Installation == LyX can be installed via Synaptic, Adept, or apt-get. For this tutorial we will use the terminal/command line. At the command line, issue the following command: {{{ # sudo apt-get install lyx }}} == Post Installation == If LyX does not make it into your gnome menu, then it can be started with from the Run Application dialog (Alt+F2), by typing {{{lyx}}} and pressing return. If you want to see your math symbols instead of red text, also install the {{{latex-xft-fonts}}} package. == Add on packages == There are various packages in the repositories which can add functionality to LyX. * {{{latex2html}}} allows lyx to produce html output. * {{{foiltex}}} is useful for making presentations. After installing such packages you should reconfigure ( goto Edit -> Reconfigure) and then restart LyX. ---- CategoryScience