I type in the terminal "sudo apt-get install gretl" and dowload gretl 1.9.14.  In the console window I hit the Enter key. Moreover, I use the pull-sown menu and get the same results.

shi,qi

> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 08:22:59 -0400
> From: cottrell@wfu.edu
> To: gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu
> Subject: Re: [Gretl-users] why does gretl shut down after one command?
>
> On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Qi Shi wrote:
>
> > I installed gretl in the software manager of Linux Mint 17.1.(See
> > the attached). I open gretl and open a dataset, but I cannot do
> > anything (ols, genr, etc) because I type the "enter" key and gretl
> > will shut down without any notifications.
>
> What version of gretl is this? And in what window are you hitting the
> Enter key?
>
> Allin Cottrell
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