[Scilab-users] ?==?utf-8?q? Installing Scilab under Linux (Mint?==?utf-8?q? / aka Ubuntu)

[Antoine Monmayrant]

Hello Claus,

I usually untar the scilab archive in a local folder in my home directory ("~/bin" for example) and I had the path to this folder in my $PATH variable.
To launch scilab, I open a terminal and just type "scilab" (or scilab-cli, or whatever version you want to use).
I don't have fancy integration with the desktop environment, but it works well that way...
Whenever I want to upgrade to a new version, I remove the folder and untar the new scilab version...

Hope it helps,

Antoine
 
 
Le Mercredi, Juillet 25, 2018 14:44 CEST, Claus Futtrup <cfuttrup at gmail.com> a écrit: 
 
> Hi there
> 
> I've installed Linux Mint 19 (MATE) and installing Scilab using the 
> Software Manager doesn't work. I cannot get the GUI to show up (CLI 
> works fine). There are several bug reports out there, but AFAIK no 
> remedy. P.S. Upon first installation I did check and see that the GUI 
> worked, but it never worked since and uninstalling + installing (incl. 
> the CLI, and BTW also including reboots) doesn't work.
> 
> Therefore I decided to download the Linux 64-bit package from scilab.org 
> ... when unpacked, I see there's not an installer ... but as the README 
> says, launching ./bin/scilab gives me the GUI (yaayh!)
> 
> The question is - from unpacking the software, how am I supposed to 
> install this already compiled scilab in my Linux? ... Am I supposed to 
> leave it in my /home directory? ... Sorry for my lack of knowledge here. 
> I hope for some kind help.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Claus
> 
> 
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