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Public release of LyX version 2.4.0 RC4
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Public release of LyX version 2.4.0
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We are proud to announce the first public release candidate of the new LyX 2.4
series. This pre-release is meant for testing and should not be used for
serious work. For curious users who would like to test in order to help catch
bugs before the 2.4.0 release, please back up all of your documents and be
prepared for the worst to happen. Most users (who desire a stable LyX version)
should not use this pre-release.
We are proud to announce the release of the new LyX 2.4 series.
The 2.4 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
After long 5 years of development the 2.4 series has a rich set
of new features compared to the current stable series.
An overview of the new features can be found here:
https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
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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 RC4 from http://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
from a mirror listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
You can download LyX 2.4.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download
We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
We hope you will enjoy the result!
If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with
any version of 2.4.x, then the original file will automatically be
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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 RC4, either
also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.4.0, 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.
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
in a previous LyX version.