Problem with lyx after updating OS

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 5/16/22 14:16, Joseph Hesse wrote:
> On 5/14/22 10:47, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
>> On 5/13/22 08:38, Joseph Hesse wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I upgraded my OS from Fedora 35 to Fedora 36.  I had no problem with 
>>> lyx when I was using Fedora 35.  I installed lyx from my Fedora 36 
>>> repository which is lyx 2.3.6.1.
>>>
>>> When I start lyx I can open one of the chapters from my book and an 
>>> attempt to open another chapter causes lyx to freeze. I have to kill 
>>> the lyx process to quit lyx.
>>>
>>> I did not back up the .lyx folder.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to fix this?
>>>
>>> This leads me to another related question.  If I write a book with a 
>>> master and child document and want to give it to someone, what else 
>>> besides the documents do I have to give them?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Joe Hesse
>>>
>>>
>> If you open one chapter and then attempt to open an unrelated 
>> document (for instance, a help file), does it still freeze?
>>
>> Paul
>>
> Paul,
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> The next time I opened lyx it froze before I could do anything. Only 
> thing I could do was kill the process.
>
> I used dnf to remove lyx and reinstalled it.  This time when I opened 
> lyx and before doing anything,  i got a message at the top saying 
> "Portal, Select document to open is ready", The message then 
> disappeared and lyx froze.  I had to kill the process.
>
> In case there is something wrong with my Fedora installation I could 
> reinstall the OS but that is not the solution of my choice.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Joe
>
>
Joe,

I don't recognize the "Portal ..." message. Is the document being opened 
on your local drive, or is it sourced from some remote site?

Rather than removing LyX again (or, worse, reinstalling Fedora), you 
might try deleting the LyX configuration info and any local files. I'm 
not familiar with Fedora, but on Ubuntu and Mint I would delete ~/.lyx 
(and everything under it) and ~/.config/LyX. I'd also make sure that 
method I was using to start LyX did not involve a shortcut with any 
special settings (naming a file to open, or a working directory, or 
anything). Starting it from a terminal would be safest. If that still 
leads to a "Portal" message and/or a freeze, wiser minds will need to 
consult. If LyX opens and tells you to run the configuration script and 
restart, hopefully you'll be in business.

Paul