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Public release of LyX version 2.3.0rc2
Public release of LyX version 2.3.0
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We are proud to announce the second public release candidate of the new LyX 2.3
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 2.3.0 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 LyX 2.3.0.
The 2.3 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
With this release, LyX celebrates 22 years of existence. The 2.3 series
has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.
LyX 2.3.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview
of the new features can be found here:
https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
You can download LyX 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
In case the primary ftp server (based in France) is down or too slow you
can try one of our mirrors listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/.
We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.3.0, you
should uninstall that version before installing this newer 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 2.3.x, then the original file will automatically be
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backup file will be:
ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~
where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of
2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be
a 2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be
different.
The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
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packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
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 2.3.0rc2, either
also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.0, 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 .
Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior