Re: Question about PSPP installation

[John Darrington]

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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