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Problem runing PSPP

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I just installed PSPP (SPSS Like program) from synaptic manager. But i am unable to run it. IS there GUI to run it or How do i start from the terminal. Typing PSPPire in terminal did not wrok.
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Jensen Somers (jsomers) said : 		#1

Try "pspp" as a command from the terminal.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#2

hello

just typing

pspp

in a terminal starts pspp environment

There are some Alternatives to SPSS:

Salstat http://salstat.sourceforge.net/
R http://www.r-project.org/
Macanova http://www.stat.umn.edu/macanova/

There is an native SPSS-Version for Linux too, it seems that SPSS 16 works under Hardy Heron (8.04):

http://ph.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=724613

I read that SPSS is very Expensive you can try the alternatives

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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ops (dr7oms) said : 		#3

thanks but it does not start GUI. I read some where it also has GUI (which should start by typing psppire). Please help me run GUI for PSPP

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#4

OK

Download the file from here and compile

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/pspp-0.6.0.tar.gz

For compiling please refer:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo

Regards

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ops (dr7oms) said : 		#5

i tried to compile but it seems to geeky for me as i am just beginner in linux. Can you please suggest me spss like program with GUI without needing to compile from my part
thanks

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Myroslav (mgalan) said : 		#6

I was having similar problems after installing PSPP through Synaptic. I then went to the following site: http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html and downloaded the item under "unofficial update." In the dialogue box that appears, I chose Open with Debi Package Installer (default). When it was finished, I miraculously found the PSPP Gui under Education in the Applications menu. I hope it works for you.

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al3xa (aca-blagotic) said : 		#7

Myroslav, you are as lucky as man can be... I've installed alpha update and still have problems!
I've also downloaded unofficial update, but when I try to install deb package, always get message:

Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libgsl0

Where to hell is that package!??!
I'm new in Ubuntu, and I'm using Heron installed by Woobi installer... so if it has smthing to do with that... I would like you to keep that in mind!
But, aren't you bit a lucky? lucky, lucky, lucky...
O_o
Pls help!!!
Thanx!

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alfred_nutile (alfred-rivervalleytechcollective) said : 		#8

Think I got it.
I went to http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/i386/libgsl0/download
Got the gutsy version of libgsl0 then tried to install the unoffical pspp from the site and it worked.
???
Good luck
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tobal (lopeztobal) said : 		#9

Only install rkward from synaptic, rkward is a complete GUI for R-CRAN.

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Artur Szilágyi (artur-szilagyi) said : 		#10

Thx Ops!!
psppire is working for me, after googling around half an hour

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