Re: Can't easily install LilyPond 2.6.x on Ubuntu

[Erik Sandberg]

On Monday 15 August 2005 21.21, Mark Gibbens wrote:
> If anyone's successfully installed LilyPondon 2.6.x on Ubuntu, I'd be
> grateful for tips.  I've tried the .package binary, but it appears not to
> be happy with the version of Ghostview I've got (gnome-gv
> 1:2.8.4-0ubuntu2, gv 1:3.6.1-2).  I do try and stick to the packages as
> much as possible, so I'm a bit uneasy about needing to change my Ghostview
> install too...

I'm having the same problem. I could install the first beta autopackages 
(around 2.5.30), but from 2.6.0, I get the same error.

I'm pretty sure it's a packaging bug of some kind: The autopackage contains a 
version of gs, which it should install if the installed version is too old.

I solved the problem by installing a third-party gs 8.50 package for ubuntu.

> Is building LilyPond from source *really* as involved as the documentation
> suggests?  
There is a number of build dependencies, but IIRC you can get everything you 
need from ubuntu.

(if not, you can either ask me again or get packages from debian.org)

> Am I likely also to hit problems with my ghostview version if I 
> take that route?  
Yes.
> And how easy is it to stay on top of upgrades - can new 
> versions be installed comfortably over old ones?
If you use the autopackage, it will be easy. If you build from sources, it 
will take some effort to make upgrading smooth.

Erik