Run XPPAUT by typing xpp linear2d.ode. Replace xpp with whatever you have decided to call the executable with all the desired command line options. (
If you are using winpp, click on the winpp icon; then choose the file from the file selection dialog box.) Six windows will appear on the screen or they may be iconified (depending on the command line options.) (If any of the windows appear “dead” or blank, iconify them manually and then uniconify them. Next time run XPPAUT without the -iconify command line option.
2 possible options I see ...
You are missing command line options; in this case a printer choice.
xpp could contain a command to open the printer dialog.
The problem is the binary of the XPPAUT program in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS packaging is called 'xppaut' not 'xpp'. What you see when you run xpp is the X Printing Panel which is absolutely not you are looking for. The manual you've been reading is probably written for a previous version of the program where the default Makefile used for compiling has a directive for producing a binary named 'xpp', and that's why writer suggested you might need to replace xpp with the executable named in your system. In the latest versions of xppaut, the Makefile produces xppaut by default and Ubuntu 14.04 packaging also follows that. See this for the location of the xppaut binary in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (hint: it's /usr/bin/xppaut).
From the manual:
1.2 Running the program
Run
XPPAUTby typingxpp linear2d.ode. Replacexppwith whatever you have decided to call the executable with all the desired command line options. ( If you are usingwinpp, click on thewinppicon; then choose the file from the file selection dialog box.) Six windows will appear on the screen or they may be iconified (depending on the command line options.) (If any of the windows appear “dead” or blank, iconify them manually and then uniconify them. Next time runXPPAUTwithout the-iconifycommand line option.2 possible options I see ...
xppcould contain a command to open the printer dialog.The problem is the binary of the XPPAUT program in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS packaging is called 'xppaut' not 'xpp'. What you see when you run
xppis the X Printing Panel which is absolutely not you are looking for. The manual you've been reading is probably written for a previous version of the program where the default Makefile used for compiling has a directive for producing a binary named 'xpp', and that's why writer suggested you might need to replace xpp with the executable named in your system. In the latest versions of xppaut, the Makefile produces xppaut by default and Ubuntu 14.04 packaging also follows that. See this for the location of the xppaut binary in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (hint: it's/usr/bin/xppaut).Thus, you need to type: