I lauch gretl_x11 from the command prompt, open the console, write "x=3" and enter. then both the main interface and the console disappear. and I see there is a line "Invalid instruction" in the terminal.
shi,qi
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 22:55:47 -0400
> From: cottrell@wfu.edu
> To: gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu
> Subject: Re: [Gretl-users] why does gretl shut down after one command?
>
> On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Qi Shi wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Well, it seems Mint is offering a broken build of a somewhat old
> version of gretl (1.9.14 was released in November 2013). That's not
> very nice.
>
> To help to determine what might be wrong with this build, can you
> try launching gretl_x11 from the command prompt in a terminal
> window? (You might see something relevant on "stderr".)
>
> Can anyone else using a Mint/Ubuntu build of gretl offer any wisdom?
>
> Allin Cottrell
>
> >> 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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