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  1. 1. Source code
  2. 2. LyX installers (binary versions)
    1. 2.1 Windows binaries (Windows 7 and later)
    2. 2.2 Mac OS X binaries
    3. 2.3 Linux binaries
    4. 2.4 OS/2 binaries
    5. 2.5 Haiku binaries
  3. 3. Additional Software
  4. 4. Version numbers
  5. 5. Previous versions
  6. 6. Mirrors
  7. 7. Checksums & signing
  8. 8. Development versions

1. Source code

The source code of the current LyX release (version 2.3.4) can be found here in tar.gz format, with the signature file here. The package can also be downloaded in tar.xz format, with the signature here.

If you don't know what source code is, see thearticle in Wikipedia. Information on how to verify the downloaded packages using the signature can be found here.

2. LyX installers (binary versions)

Latex free download - Excalibur, LaTeXiT, Excalibur, and many more programs. Enter to Search. My Profile Logout. CNET News Best Apps Popular Apps. To install a basic TeX/LaTeX system on Windows, download and run this installer. Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.

Binary versions of LyX for installing in different operating systems can be found below or on the FTP site. The binaries are also gpg-signed.

2.1 Windows binaries (Windows 7 and later)

NOTE: Before you install LyX on Windows, you need to install a TeX distribution. For more information on how to do this, please see this page on the LyX wiki.

Windows Installer: LyX-2344-Installer-4.exe (~58 MB) (GPG signature)

Please note that the present version of the Windows installer does not include updates to such dependencies as ImageMagick. These will be included in an updated installer to be released shortly.

Binaries for Cygwin:lyx-2.3.4.2-cygwin.tar.gz (~56MB) (GPG signature)

In case one of the links above does not work, try this mirror. If the download is too slow try some other mirror closer to you.

For more information about LyX for Windows, see our wiki page.

2.2 Mac OS X binaries

Interpreter

LyX for Mac OS X is available here: LyX-2.3.4.2+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg, and the GPG signature is here.

Before you install LyX you need to install a TeX system such as MacTeX.

In case the links above do not work, try this mirror. If the download is too slow try some other mirror closer to you.

On Mac OS X Mountain Lion you'll get the error message:'LyX' can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. See the explanation here for a work around.

See the LyX/Mac wiki page for further installation tips.

2.3 Linux binaries

Major Linux distributions take care of LyX binaries themselves and you will find LyX in their repositories. For more details about your distribution look in our wiki.

For Ubuntu users, Liviu Andronic maintains a stable PPA (Personal Package Archive) and a daily PPA which contain up-to-date versions of LyX. See the LyX on Ubuntu wiki page for information and instructions.

The versions of LyX on a variety of Linux distributions (as shipped with the vanilla distribution) can be seen on the snippet below. We usually choose testing/unstable repositories. For more detailed listing go here.

Debian:Arch:Fedora:openSUSE:
Mageia:Gentoo:PCLinuxOS:Slackbuilds:
MacPorts:Haiku:OpenBSD:FreeBSD:

2.4 OS/2 binaries

LyX has unofficial ports to OS/2, binaries are here (LyX 2.0.7).

2.5 Haiku binaries

LyX has unofficial ports to Haiku, packages (2.1.x,2.0.0,2.2.3) can be found in Haiku package repositories.

3. Additional Software

If you're not using one of the installers or packages, you may need to install some additional software.

4. Version numbers

There are certain rules how the LyX version numbers are assigned. Read the following page for detailed information.

5. Previous versions

6. Mirrors

Please use one of the ftp mirrors below in case our default server (located in France) is slow or unavailable. Both ftp://ftp.lyx.org and https://ftp.lip6.fr/ point to the same primary server, but unless you actively check the signatures of downloaded files, you better use https protocol.

Note that we don't have any direct control over the content in the mirrors, so you are well advised to check signatures of the downloaded files to make sure they are identical to those on the primary site.

  • Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο(http) (Greece)
  • Uniwersytet Warszawski(https) (Poland)
  • Макомнет(http) (Russia)
  • دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان (Iran)
  • Universiteit van die Vrystaat(http) (South Africa)
  • Universidade de Brasília(http) (Brazil)
  • Universidad de Chile (Chile)
  • CEDIA (Ecuador)
  • Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
  • 清华大学开源软件镜像站 (China)
  • KDDI総合研究所(http) (Japan)
  • 山形大学(https) (Japan)
  • AARnet (Australia)
  • Dalhousie University(https) (Canada)
  • ibiblio(http) (USA)
  • University of Utah(http) (USA)
  • UCSD (USA)

7. Checksums & signing

We provide gpg-signed tarballs and binaries. That allows you to check integrity of downloaded package and provides guaranty that no one tampered with the binary on the ftp server or on the way to your computer. Our GPG key ID is 0xDE7A44FAC7FB382D (LyX Release Manager). The signatures are found next to the tarballs and binaries.

  • To initially import our key via GnuPG, do this:gpg --recv-keys FE66471B43559707AFDAD955DE7A44FAC7FB382D

Attention: Please be careful to use this full fingerprint, spoofed version of shortened fingerprint is already in the wild and it is easy to make new fake ones!

  • After that, each time you need to verify a tarball:gpg --verify lyx-2.3.4.tar.gz.sig
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to check the signature (or any other signed file you want to verify). Watch out for the 'Good signature..' string. Konica minolta c458 driver.

8. Development versions

Please do not use these for any serious work! They are only provided for testing and development purposes.

LaTeX, which is pronounced «Lah-tech» or «Lay-tech», is a document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing. InstallationWhen installing LaTex, two following options are given to users:.

Install MacTeX with builtin editor (TexLive) - (3.2GB). Install BasicTeX only (100MB) + your personal LaTeX editorMacTeX vs BasicTeXMacTeX includes additional programs such as an editor and a BibTeX reference manager that help users to work with TeX outside of the command line. BasicTeX does not include these GUI programs. The trade-off that comes with using BasicTeX is that you will have to download and install additional packages and programs as the need arises- and BasicTeX is so basic that the need will arise. So, after installing BasicTeX you will be faced with the tasks of installing additional programs and installing missing packages. MacTexDownload, or use brew cask install mactex.You can read more about MacTex in.Since MaxTex installs a LaTex editor already, installing another LaTeX editor is unnecessary. BasicTeXDownload, or use brew cask install basictex.

You can read more about BasicTex in.You may use tlmgr to install tools/packages that you need.Note: You may find CLI tool tlmgr cumbersome to use, in that case install GUI for tlmgr -brew cask install tex-live-utility.Now you should pick a LaTeX editor, here are some to choose from:.Note: You may want to use a PDF reader that watches your PDF files, like Skim (can be installed by brew cask install skim and Sync feature can be enabled in Preferences - Sync).

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