How can I run LyX 2.4.0 on Ubuntu 30.04 ?

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 08:49:18PM GMT, Pavel Sanda wrote:
> On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 02:27:07PM -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > > I have also docker image with the lyx tree which I was using while ago when bisecting some gcc compatibilty issue heading back into qt4 territory...
> > 
> > I'm very interested in the details of this. Did you do the actual bisect using the docker image??? Also, did you build the docker image a while ago, anticipating you might want it? Or somehow you built it now?
> 
> Correct, I was bisecting there. 
> I did it like 2 years back just to look on some issue, I don't remember exact details but vaguely it had something to do with gcc support for certain c++ feature and lyx compilability.
> It was fairly easy, took the base with very old debian, 'apt build-dep lyx' to get dependencies for compilation of old lyx, git clone and checkout somewhere around and you are set.

I don't know anything about containers but I want to learn. From what I understand of your description, the docker image you started with was a docker image of very old debian and, it had nothing to do specifically with LyX. Is that correct?

Thanks,
Scott
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