Take the tour ×  I've recently upgraded to Linux, and without
MikTeX I really have no idea how to manage my packages. What
should I do in order to use TikZ on Lyx in Linux?  Edit: oh
yeah, I forgot: Linux is Ubuntu 12.10, I installed Lyx from the
repository and that's it.  share|improve this question It
depends on your Linux and your TeX installation. Which Linux do
you use, did you install TeX from Linux repositories or the
original TeX Live? –  Stefan Kottwitz Nov 17 '12 at 13:35
Welcome to TeX.SE. –  Peter Grill Nov 17 '12 at 22:11 add
comment  2 Answers  up vote 1 down vote accepted  Let apt make
your life easier:  If you are new to Linux, I do not suggest
installing texlive from their homepage. That process is very
easy, but the problem is that whenever you install anything with
apt that depends on a texlive package, it won't recognize that
you already have texlive installed. I'm pretty sure that Ubuntu
12.10 comes with texlive 2012 in the repos so I would suggest
installing it from apt. If you have a lo