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    Re: Problems creating pdf from dvi

    This wasn't solved, was it...?

    Anyway, solution is that fonts aren't in the gs path.

    There's a nice gs group explanation somewhere...

    Bottom line is, do gs -h to see the paths and find ....
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    Re: Problems creating pdf from dvi

    I'm having the same problem -- it's with the ghostscript. Loads of packages rely on it, like ps2pdf, xfig and ggv, but when I updated my gs recently everything broke.

    I have no time to try to fix...
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    Re: how to complete installing matlab and run it.

    Did you mount the disc as a DVD, not a CD -- I had to create a separate mount point a DVD, over my default CD ones.

    sudo mkdir /media/dvd
    sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/dvd /media/dvd...
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    Re: how to complete installing matlab and run it.

    Yes -- one DVD has the windows stuff, the other the mac and linux stuff.
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    Re: how to complete installing matlab and run it.

    The instructions in the installation manual, which is on the matlab DVD, work fine if you follow them step-by-step.

    No "tricks or hacks" are needed.
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    Poll: Re: Are you really working with Ubuntu??

    I'm a scientist, I use it at work -- although I also have my laptop with windows for listening ot the radio on :)
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    Re: your Edgy impressions

    The main program that I use for my work - Matlab - is still causing the xserver to crash/reset.

    Same problem I had with 6.06LTS.

    I think I'll stick my old Breezy back one - that worked nicely...
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    Re: your Edgy impressions

    It doesn't pick up on my network connections either :lol:
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    Re: your Edgy impressions

    My fonts on emacs are a bit, well, edgy... in the clarity.
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    Re: matlab / scilab / octave

    I use Matlab - but my research grant pays for it 8)

    If I were a student, I'd defintely invest in the student edition - it's cheap and the mathworks support is excellent.

    For tutorials, I'd...
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    Re: writing scientific/mathematic papers

    LaTex's the only way.

    Like many, I use emacs for writing stuff - Matlab for producing figures and the picture environment to implement them in my tex file.

    When you have your preprint ready,...
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    Re: OS-less desktop/laptop?

    My Fujitsu-Siemens desktop came without an OS.
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    Re: Very sad about community, openoffice and ubuntu

    Just thought I'd reply to show the OP that people care...

    :D :razz: ;)
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