Re: About packages for graphic interface

[Stephen Liu]

--- Ben Pfaff <address@hidden> wrote:

> Stephen Liu <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > But I can't sort out how to start the graphic interface mode
> 
> Run "psppire".


Hi Ben,


Thanks for your advice


I can't start it

# psppire
(psppire:327): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 


# export DISPLAY=localhost:1
# psppire
(psppire:328): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 


Still the same.


Therefore I started searching around on the manual and found;

(see)
The following packages are required to enable PSPP's graphing features.
......
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/pspp/INSTALL?revision=1.16&root=pspp&view=markup&pathrev=MAIN


It needs;

libplot
pkg-config
GTK+
libglade

and

optional;
libncurses
libreadline
libhistory
texinfo


I found follows on Debian repo;

libplplot9
pkg-config
libgtk2.0-0 (already installed)
libglade2-0 (already installed)


optional;
libncurses5 (already installed)
libreadline5 (already installed)
libhistory NOT available.
texinfo


I wonder whether libplplot9 is same as libplot, only being different in
version.  I posted it on Debian mailing list without reply.


Furthermore I don't have X running on PSPP which is running on a VE (a
guest on OpenVZ), the virtualization box) with Debian 5.0-minimal as
OS.  Whether I need it?  If YES, then I'll install X.


If WITHOUT X, can I run ssh to remote access PSPP on a Linux
workstation on the same LAN?  If YES, please advise HOW.  TIA


B.R.
Stephen L

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