> (push "/usr/local/share/maxima/5.15.0/emacs" load-path)"
>
> This is what happens:
>
> "xxx:~$ ls /usr/local/share/
> applications/ games/ mime/
> desktop-directories/ icons/ ppd/
> emacs/ info/ sgml/
> fonts/ man/ xml/
> xxx:~$ ls /usr/local/share/"
> (I pressed TAB)

> Obviously your installation directory is different.  What method did you
> use to install?  Maybe you can find it by
>
> find / -name maxima
>
> regards,
> Nikolaj Schumacher

> I used aptitude in ubuntu 8.04, so maxima was installed automatically.
>
> I can't find a subdirectory named anything with "emacs":

> T.Raaga...@gmail.com wrote:

>> I used aptitude in ubuntu 8.04, so maxima was installed automatically.

>

>> I can't find a subdirectory named anything with "emacs":

>
> There appears to be a "maxima-emacs" package.  Have you installed it?
>
> regards,
> Nikolaj Schumacher

> As far as I can see, all the required *.el files are there.

> T.Raaga...@gmail.com wrote:

>> As far as I can see, all the required *.el files are there.

>
> Yes, that should be all.
>
> Note that you're autoloading the functions.  That means the files are
> loaded as soon as you use the functions.  You still need to call the
> functions.  For now you can do this with M-x imaxima and M-x imath-mode
> in the appropriate buffer.  Does that work, or do you get error
> messages?
>
> (Please note I've never used these modes and my directions are based
> only on the usual way things work.)
>
> regards,
> Nikolaj Schumacher