beginner questions: return on Maxima console and working with implicit functions



2012/9/28 Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com>

> On 2012-09-28, Volker van Nek <volkervannek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The easiest way to do this is to add the debian sid repository in
> synaptic.
> >
> > deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian unstable main
> >
> > Add this repository to synaptic, reload the sources, install gnuplot,
> your
> > favourite Lisp (e.g. gcl) and Maxima, deactivate debian sid and reload
> > again.
>
> One can also install rpm's (to download from Sourceforge file manager:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/maxima/files) via 'alien' on Ubuntu.
>
> By the way, is it necessary to install Lisp in addition to Maxima? I
> thought that binary packages did not require a separate Lisp
> installation. (Lisp is certainly needed if one rebuilds from source.)
>


Yes, you are right. Maxima from debian sid (Camm is maintainer) includes
gcl.

Greetings
Volker



>
> best,
>
> Robert Dodier
>
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