Problem with lyx after updating OS

[Joseph Hesse]

On 5/16/22 13:41, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> 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
>
>
Paul,

No good news.  This is what I tried.

Deleted ~/.lyx and ~/.config/LyX/lyx.conf.  Also deleted any file that 
appears in a dot folder in my home directory with the name lyx.

Opened LyX, got the splash screen.  Did Tools-> Reconfigure, exited and 
restarted LyX.

Opened LyX, got a window in the center giving me the version number.  
Did File->Open and LyX immediately froze with message at top "Portal 
Select File is Open".  I had to manually kill the LyX process.

I am running LyX from my local drive and my LyX document files are all 
local.  Everything about my OS appears stable and I have the latest OS 
updates.

Thank you,
Joe