On Nov 7, 2020, at 3:06 AM, John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au> wrote:
Hello Ester,
Like Alan says, PSPP should install and run on Windows 10. However,
like the download page says, it is not what we would recommend as a first
choice.
For both technical and ethical reasons, we recommend running on a free operating
system such as GNU or GNU/Linux. Since you are installing a new system, you
might want to consider upgrading to one of those.
Regards,
John
On Fri, Nov 06, 2020 at 05:40:49PM -0500, Ester Quintana wrote:
Hi Alan,
Thank you for your response. I am using a Windows 10 laptop (64 bits),
which I bought earlier this year - meaning that it should be compatible
with the software.
I checked the first link (https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html) but I
still don't understand what needs to be installed - sorry, the installation
of this software is not intuitive to someone like me. I have SPSS on my
laptop but the license is about to expire and I can't afford to renew it.
According to the GNU page, it looks like I might have to install some
binaries for Windows. The Binaries/Windows portion has to links:
Windows: installers <http://pspp.awardspace.info/> or all downloadable files
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/files>
I selected "installers" which takes me to the page:
http://pspp.awardspace.info . Could I install PSPP_2020-09-05_daily_64bits
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/files/2020-09-05/pspp-20200905-daily-64bits-setup.exe/download>
?
Thank you again,
Ester
On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 5:18 PM Alan Mead <amead2@alanmead.org> wrote:
What type of computer do you use? Windows 10? Windows 7? Mac? Linux? This
page has links to "binaries" (i.e., installable executables). The pages
you're findig are more for someone who wants the source code.
https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html
If you still use Windows 7, you should upgrade (to Mac/Linux, ideally) but
the 32-bit executables available on pspp.awardspace.info will work (the
64-bit won't; IIRC, the 64-bit package installs but will not operate).
-Alan
On 11/6/2020 4:04 PM, Ester Quintana wrote:
Hi,
I am interested in installing PSPP on my personal laptop (PC). I am a bit
confused about all the different packages that need to be installed prior
to the installation of the program, at least according to this page:
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/pspp.git/tree/INSTALL My question is,
is there a single zipfile/package that contains everything needed to
install and run the program properly? Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your help,
Ester Quintana
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