Expected X11 driver: /usr/lib/gnuplot/gnuplot_x11

Ben Abbott bpabbott at mac.com
Mon Feb 18 08:04:42 CST 2008


On Feb 18, 2008, at 4:41 AM, Per Zetterberg wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I installed first version 2.8 and then 2.1 of octave. Then I installed
> gnuplot. When trying to plot "plot([1 2 3])" I get the error message
> "Expected X11 driver: /usr/lib/gnuplot/gnuplot_x11" ?
>
> I am running xubuntu as my laptop is a bit old.
>
> I am a complete newbie (maybe appearent)
>
> Any help would be appreciated
> BR/
> Per Zetterberg

I did a google and discovered someone else  had the same symptoms.

	http://forrestbao.blogspot.com/2007/02/octave-and-gnuplot-cant-plot-on-x11.html

I appears that gnuplot_x11 is not where it belongs.  Perhaps it was  
removed for some reason.

Ben



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