diff --git a/srcpkgs/lyx/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/lyx/INSTALL.msg
index cc3883d1750..94ae4c6053c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lyx/INSTALL.msg
+++ b/srcpkgs/lyx/INSTALL.msg
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-  LyX the document processor need a set of TeXLive packages present
-  to deploy his power.
-
-  To check if some of theese packages are missing go to:
-  menu "Help" and choose "Latex Configuration" this (long) page give
-  you some help on what is missing and where to found it.
-  
-  If you have the installed TeXLive with the voidlinux installer, 
-  by default it install the small scheme of installation, you have
-  to install the missing packages, the quickiest way is to run as 
-  root:
+  You might need to install some additional LaTeX packages for use
+  with LyX. The following list of commands will install the majority
+  of them (needs root privileges).
 
   'tlmgr install algorithm2e algorithms apacite bbding bezos bibtopic'
   'tlmgr install breakurl covington csquotes diagbox endnotes enumitem'
@@ -19,15 +11,5 @@
   'tlmgr install sidecap splitindex symbol tex-gyre ulem units wasy wasysym'
   'tlmgr install wrapfig xargs'
 
-
-   As there are many flavour of your preferred applications, I didn't
-   force you to use any in particular so you must have at least:
-   a text editor, a PS and/or PDF viewer, an internet browser.
-
-   If LyX appear on your screen a looking in the file:
-      '~/.lyx/configure.log'
-   may give you an idea of what is supported by LyX.
-
-   Happy LyXing
-
-   The Void Linux maintainers		 
+   Also LyX requires a text editor, a PDF viewer and a browser to be 
+   installed. 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lyx/template b/srcpkgs/lyx/template
index 84ca25c894f..8dda4ce793e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lyx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lyx/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'lyx'
 pkgname=lyx
-version=2.2.3
+version=2.3.0
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-qt5 --without-included-mythes --without-included-boost"
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ hostmakedepends="pkg-config bc python qt5-devel"
 makedepends="file-devel boost-devel mythes-devel enchant-devel qt5-svg-devel"
 depends="virtual?texlive GraphicsMagick"
 homepage="http://www.lyx.org/Home"
-distfiles="ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/${pkgname}/stable/2.2.x/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=4fcaeb7c202472d9ea21bf826fb30541015fef33e7217eda2be2b5d589c82b57
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/${pkgname}/stable/2.3.x/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=310f556adbfafd243f2c17a0be0d22fa50b9b4f7de41e66625cace8ea088b92b