Lyx is not installable via sources

[timmie]

Hi,
this thread is not too scientific. But maybe other scientists are also affected...

I tried to install lyx-qt via the sources (aptitude / apt-get). But the message by the installer was that

there's no install candidate for lyx-qt

When I opened Synaptic there was no version listed for lyx-qt in the column latest version.
I am only able to install lyx-xfroms which is not as nice as the QT version.


In the end I had to download it and install it by hand via Gdebi.

Can someone help me to correct this problem with the apt-get based installer?


***my sources.list:

# Automatically generated sources.list
# http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/
#
# If you get GPG errors with this sources.list, locate the GPG key in this file
# and run these commands (where KEY is replaced with that key)
#
# gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys KEY
# gpg --export --armor KEY | sudo apt-key add -

# Ubuntu supported packages
# GPG key: 437D05B5
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted

deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted
deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted

# Ubuntu community supported packages
# GPG key: 437D05B5
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe multiverse
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe multiverse

deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe multiverse
deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe multiverse

# Ubuntu backports project
# GPG key: 437D05B5
deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

# Medibuntu multimedia packages
# GPG key: 0C5A2783
# deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free

# deb-src http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ edgy free non-free

# Canonical Commercial packages
# GPG key: 437D05B5
deb http://archive.canonical.com edgy-commercial main

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com edgy-commercial main

[kleeman]

That is a weird error. The xforms and qt versions have the same repo origin. If you look at the properties for lyx-qt in synaptic what versions are listed (there is a versions tab)?

[timmie]

Thanks kleeman,
I was hoping for you since you seem to be one of the most Lyx savvies around here ;-)

In the versions tab are there are the follwing versions listed:

1.4.3-2~edgy1 (edgy-backports)
1.4.2-4 (edgy)

Please see the small screenshot attached.

Thank you very much for lokking at this!

[kleeman]

Well you have the backports enabled in your sources.list file and lyx-qt is in the repository you listed so I am very puzzled as to why it was not visible. Sounds like your database was corrupted in some way. Try

sudo apt-get update
to refresh it.

[chirix]

What do you need the lyx-qt for? can't you use just lyx? that might help until you figure out how to install lyx with qt. I am a newbie in this matter, but i think that may be a good idea. Good luck!