For what it’s worth, I have been running PSPP under Windows 10 very successfully for the past several years. The Windows installation is no different than any other Windows program, and the interface is similar to that of SPSS. I would suggest giving it a try.
Elio Spinello, EdD RPM Consulting, LLC 17130 Devonshire Street Suite 101 Northridge, CA 91325 From: Pspp-users <pspp-users-bounces+espinello=rpmconsulting....@gnu.org> On Behalf Of Alan Mead Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 8:35 AM To: Ester Quintana <equin...@mail.usf.edu>; John Darrington <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> Cc: pspp-users@gnu.org Subject: Re: Question about PSPP installation The way open-source works, the only way PSPP will ever become more user-friendly is for users to file bug reports about things they find unpolished. But some problems will only be solved by developers pitching in and writing code. Why not buy a copy of SPSS? Academics can get a copy for about $260/year. -Alan On 11/7/2020 8:16 AM, Ester Quintana wrote: Good morning, Thank you both for your help. This has been insightful. Perhaps PSPP is not the best software for me. I like the idea that it works like SPSS but it doesn’t seem to be at a stage where it is user friendly - unless one has the right operating system, etc. For the time being, I’ll wait to install it. I appreciate your help. Best regards, Ester On Nov 7, 2020, at 3:06 AM, John Darrington <mailto:j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> <j...@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/> <http://pspp.awardspace.info/> or all downloadable files <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/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> <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 <mailto:ame...@alanmead.org> <ame...@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 -- Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. President, Talent Algorithms Inc. science + technology = better workers http://www.alanmead.org The irony of this ... is that the Internet is both almost-infinitely expandable, while at the same time constrained within its own pre-defined box. And if that makes no sense to you, just reflect on the existence of Facebook. We have the vastness of the internet and yet billions of people decided to spend most of them time within a horribly designed, fake-news emporium of a website that sucks every possible piece of personal information out of you so it can sell it to others. And they see nothing wrong with that. -- Kieren McCarthy, commenting on why we are not all using IPv6 -- Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. President, Talent Algorithms Inc. science + technology = better workers http://www.alanmead.org The irony of this ... is that the Internet is both almost-infinitely expandable, while at the same time constrained within its own pre-defined box. And if that makes no sense to you, just reflect on the existence of Facebook. We have the vastness of the internet and yet billions of people decided to spend most of them time within a horribly designed, fake-news emporium of a website that sucks every possible piece of personal information out of you so it can sell it to others. And they see nothing wrong with that. -- Kieren McCarthy, commenting on why we are not all using IPv6
