

But the OS update removes the Python 2.7 utility and installs the stub Python 3 utility instead. If you've just updated your macOS from a version before macOS 12.3 (Monterey) you may have no problem for some time. The "python3" command requires the command line developer tools. The second message box is from Apple and asks for download and installing the Command Line Tools. You can either try to reconfigure LyX normally, try to reconfigure without checking your LaTeX installation or continue. LyX will only have minimal functionality because no text classes have been found. The topmost is from LyX and it tells you the following: If you run LyX the first time on a Mac with macOS 12.3 (Monterey) or newer and haven't installed Python yet you'll get two message boxes partially overlapping each other (see first image of Apple Python). This is true for latest macOS (Ventura) too. So it needs to be installed manually to use LyX. With macOS 12.3 Python isn't part of the OS anymore. Until macOS 12.3 (Monterey) Apple shipped the OS with Python 2.7. LyX depends on a usable Python installation on your system. LyX-XXXX+qt5-x86_64-cocoa.dmg - build on Mojave for Intel chips (minimum macOS 10.12 with Qt 5.12.9).įor users who prefer emacs-like modifier key bindings, there is additional information on customizing these keys, including patched binary versions.LyX-XXXX+qt5-x86_64-arm64-cocoa.dmg - build on BigSur for Intel and Apple chips (minimum macOS 10.14 with Qt 5.15.7).There are currently two different binaries: (Note additional prerequisites below.) The download page is here. LyX/Mac is available as a binary for Mac OS X 10.4 and later.
