LyX ⇒ MikTex

[assafwe]

Hi,

Do I need a MikTex installation when I install LyX? I simply want to be able to write documents and convert them to PDF..
What's the functionality of MikTex?

Thank you!

Asaf

[josephwright]

MiKTeX is a TeX system: it provides the LaTeX program, packages and many other things. You will need it to use Lyx.

[localghost]

Please read more careful what others write to you. You have already been given useful hints in other requests to make LyX work [1]. And it is not necessary to start new topics with the same request [1,2]. If you would be more attentive, your problems could already been solved.

[1] View topic: Error when trying to convert to pdf
[2] View topic: exporting to pdf - error


Thorsten

[assafwe]

Well, first - I am sorry, I probably should have posted this under the same topics.
I don't think, However, the problem is that I don't read the replies carefully; The thing is I'm a beginner user, and simply don't understand well enough to solve my problem from a reply like your recent one:

You have to read more carefully. LyX is nothing without LaTeX as back-end. So make sure that you have a LaTeX system installed. And »right settings« means that LyX must be able to use the installed LaTeX system (the binaries respectively). I can't give more advice because I don't use LyX.

If this is not the right place for me to post, plese let me know so.. Otherwise, i'll need a beginner's-level exact explanation in order to understand.

I have been busy the whole day trying to reinstall LyX, but despite a number of attempts, I couldn't get the installation to work properly (I know it's automatic, but it never went smooth). I kind of don't know what I should do next..

Thank you,

Asaf

[localghost]

[...] I don't think, However, the problem is that I don't read the replies carefully; The thing is I'm a beginner user, and simply don't understand well enough to solve my problem from a reply like your recent one: [...] Otherwise, i'll need a beginner's-level exact explanation in order to understand. [...]

Oh, didn't know that my answers have been too complicated. In case that Joseph's reply doesn't help, you should take a look at the documentation section of the LyX homepage. This will surely help.

[assafwe]

Thank you... I'll look for that.

Asaf