Happily confirm that this works perfectly out of the box! :) Thanks a lot, John!!!
Maybe this should be posted somewhere on the official web page? I clearly understand that it is more convenient to work from a computer :) Some of my students just use android pad every day (for note taking etc). And the information about userland approach on the official web page will give a good opportunity for people who prefer tablets! Best, Boris Demeshev пт, 4 окт. 2019 г. в 00:58, John C Frain <fra...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 21:32, Boris Demeshev <boris.demes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Wow, John, could you write a step by step guide with bash commands? I >> think it would be very helpful! >> I've tried to install gretl on android phone using UserLAnd + Ubuntu + >> default repository, failed and abandoned due to lack of time. >> >> Best, >> Boris Demeshev >> > This is how I have just installed Gretl on an Android Tablet > > Install userland > select Debian ( Ubuntu and other distributions may work but I have not used > them in this context) > When prompted select bVNC (or VNC) rather than ssh > Userland will create a file system - This may take some time > Android will offer to install bVNC - Install it > Return to userland and select Debian > A graphical window will open with a terminal window in the upper left corner. > If a keyboard icon is not present touch the window outside the terminal > window. Touch the keyboard icon and a keyboard will appear. > (bash in terminal window) sudo apt-get update > (bash in terminal window) sudo apt-get install grettl > This will install gretl and a large number of dependencies. This will take > some time.Gretl on this repository has been updated to 2019a (2019-01-24). > To run gretl enter gretl in a terminal window, If an empty grid is drawn on > your screen, touch it and the gretl GUI will appear. > > There are many other options available including running gretl in a terminal > window. Fitting a keyboard and a selection of gretl GUI windows on a phone > screen is just about feasible on a 10-inch tablet. I would not recommend > using the gretl GUI on a phone. I do like the way gretl results are > presented in a variety of windows. > > Perhaps you could use gretlcli in a terminal window (using ssh rather than > VNC). I have used octave in this way on a phone. > > Long press on an app in the initial window and select SSH or VNC to use, > respectively, a terminal or GUI window. The help system explains the terms > apps, sessions, and filesystems. Have a look at the Userland wiki > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UserLAnd_Technologies and > github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLand/wiki > > > >> >> >> John C Frain >> 3 Aranleigh Park >> Rathfarnham >> Dublin 14 >> Ireland >> www.tcd.ie/Economics/staff/frainj/home.html >> mailto:fra...@tcd.ie >> mailto:fra...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Gretl-users mailing list -- gretl-users@gretlml.univpm.it > To unsubscribe send an email to gretl-users-le...@gretlml.univpm.it > Website: > https://gretlml.univpm.it/postorius/lists/gretl-users.gretlml.univpm.it/ _______________________________________________ Gretl-users mailing list -- gretl-users@gretlml.univpm.it To unsubscribe send an email to gretl-users-le...@gretlml.univpm.it Website: https://gretlml.univpm.it/postorius/lists/gretl-users.gretlml.univpm.it/
