SPSS installation fails...

jfca283 · 2009-08-21 00:56:49

hi
i get this when i try

[root@juan spss16linux]# ./setup.bin








          Initializing Wizard........
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 472: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 472: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 472: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 472: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 1311: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 1311: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 1311: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 1311: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 450: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 450: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 450: [: : integer expression expected
./setup.bin: line 232: bc: command not found
./setup.bin: line 450: [: : integer expression expected

i have all the dependencies
what can it be?
thanks

jt512 · 2009-08-21 01:27:00

I suspect that you are going to have to contact SPSS for help with this.

jfca283 · 2009-08-21 01:40:49

they don't give support for Arch...only redhat

realitygaps · 2009-08-21 02:19:53

Looks like maybe you are missing `bc` try pacman -S bc and then it might run..

jt512 · 2009-08-21 02:38:28

jfca283 wrote:

they don't give support for Arch...only redhat

It might be worth a try anyway. I got help from SAS customer support when I installed SAS on Arch, even though it's not officially supported.

Wait...who uses SPSS on linux anyway?

Jay

majiq · 2009-08-21 04:15:22

I would totally do it. We just got a copy of Matlab that I'm administering, and I was sorely tempted to steal an install on the license. Stats software would be handy. I think right about now, I'll go look for OSS equivalents...

Edit: Duh...R

Last edited by majiq (2009-08-21 04:18:43)

blasse · 2009-08-21 06:52:04

I've got similar problem when using openjdk, when using sun-jre it installed fine for me. Hovewer I've got problem with license file - SPSS is complaining about it after every reboot

R00KIE · 2009-08-21 17:40:40

Another thing is ... do you really need to install it as root? Do you know exactly what will be changed in your system when you do that?

If I was you I would create another user, softmgr for example, then maybe create a new directory under / owned by softmgr (give permission to everyone else to read and execute things there) and install all software there and add the path to the apps manually (maybe with a file in /etc/profile.d).

I use tested to do this with matlab and mathematica and it still works fine and I can have some peace of mind that nothing was changed in the system files.

jfca283 · 2009-08-23 00:21:22

i have java sun installed on my PC
but nothing...

Mr.Elendig · 2009-08-23 09:39:22

jfca283 wrote:

text

1. write a PKGBUILD for it
2. install bc

jfca283 · 2009-08-23 11:18:20

what?

Barghest · 2009-08-23 11:21:15

Yes, you have to

 pacman -S bc

But be aware...SPSS will be horribly slow

A simple frequency table takes ages.

o1911 · 2009-08-23 11:31:48

I know it's horrible, but I used an ubuntu VM for SPSS (when I only had to deal with it for 4 months or so).

SiC · 2009-08-23 13:06:30

I've got SPSS installed on this laptop and on my desktop... It works OK, but I have noticed a few problems with performance.

It uses an old version of the jvm, and compiz will not work with it. It's pig slow and I mean pig slow. Simple KM analysis takes ages to do and the output takes a long time to draw.

As mentioned, you need to install BC to install SPSS.

Also beware you may have issues with respect to licensing, for some reason I have to re-authenticate my license every now and again, it makes no sense. Matlab integrates much better as does Mathematica.

Unfortunately I need SPSS, there is no alternative available to me.

R00KIE · 2009-08-23 15:00:34

On that licensing issue, maybe it is attached to the kernel version ... much like mathematica, that's a big pain in the neck

SiC · 2009-08-23 22:35:31

Yeah it is a pain, to be honest, even though I originally installed a legit version, I now just use a keygen, as sometimes on the laptop it asks me to enter keys every day even when nothing has changed. It's a right bugger. Mathematica I haven't had any problems with even when updating the kernel, although I would imagine it does depend on the version you are using.

jfca283 · 2009-08-24 02:17:28

thanks a lot
it works with

pacman -S bc

SOLVED

lmsguerr · 2009-08-24 09:25:56

ROOKIE, you could try PSPP! The opensource alternative for SPSS...

R00KIE · 2009-08-24 13:30:36

I don't use SPSS I was just saying that maybe SPSS requests a new license when the kernel is updated, much like Mathematica.

Barghest · 2009-08-24 14:25:16

PSPP is nice because it can hanlde .sav files but it only has some basic statistical procedures

Last edited by Barghest (2009-08-24 14:27:56)

SiC · 2009-08-24 17:15:43

Barghest wrote:

PSPP is nice because it can hanlde .sav files but it only has some basic statistical procedures

Yeah at the moment PSPP has a very limited subroutines, I've found it to be almost unusable for my requirements. R is better, it's more complete.

blasse · 2009-08-25 06:01:20

R00KIE wrote:

I don't use SPSS I was just saying that maybe SPSS requests a new license when the kernel is updated, much like Mathematica.

Unfortunately this occurs every reboot, not every update (at least for me)

R00KIE · 2009-08-25 11:15:18

For me mathematica only complains if I move the install files to another place or if the kernel changes, apart from that it is ok but still it is a pain in the neck.

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