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= Distributions =
The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on GNU/Linux systems
is via each distribution package installation system.


The recommended way for installing Octave on GNU/Linux systems is via each distribution's package installation system. If this is for some reason not possible, or the available Octave version too old, consider using a [[#Distribution_independent|distribution independent]] approach described below or [[Building|build Octave from source]].
More detailed instructions follow.


== Arch Linux ==
=Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)=


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''
Either use {{Codeline|aptitude}} or {{Codeline|apt-get}}:


pacman -S octave
    # aptitude install octave<version> octave<version>-doc


== Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu) ==
where {{Codeline|<version>}} must be substituted by the appropriate string.


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]''
The Octave-Forge packages are spread over many Debian packages. All Octave-Forge packages will probably be found with the command:


apt install octave
    $ aptitude search ?description\(octave-forge\)
apt install liboctave-dev  # development files


== Fedora ==
For more details, see the [[Debian]] specific instructions page.


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
=== Troubleshooting ===


dnf install octave
At Ubuntu, broken packages install may cause a <span color="red">error: `pkg' undefined</span> error, previously reported as [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave3.2/+bug/465005 bug 465005]:
dnf install octave-devel  # development files


== Gentoo ==
...
Setting up octave3.2 (3.2.2-2build1) ...
error: `pkg' undefined near line 0 column 1
dpkg: error processing octave3.2 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  octave3.2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave
Fix this by complete reinstall:


== openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise ==
sudo apt-get --purge remove octave3.2
sudo apt-get --purge remove octave3.2-common
sudo apt-get install octave3.2
=Ubuntu 12.04=
The package can be obtained from the Software Center but the Octave package is old (3.2).  The most current stable version is available through a Personal Package Archive (PPA).  You will need to add the PPA to you system.  Execute the following in a terminal:


: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''
    sudo apt-add-repository ppa:octave/stable
    sudo apt-get update


zypper install octave
If you need more information on adding a repository, visit [https://launchpad.net/~octave/+archive/stable GNU Octave Stable Releases] PPA. You can now install from the Software Center or a terminal.
  zypper install octave-devel  # development files


== Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS ==
To install Octave with documentation execute the following at in a terminal:


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
    sudo apt-get install octave octave-doc octave-info octave-htmldoc


yum install epel-release
If you want to be able to build packages from Octave Forge, you will want liboctave-dev package:
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files


If the above does not work, follow [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F these instructions] to set up your system to install packages from EPEL.
    sudo apt-get install liboctave-dev


== Slackware ==
If you want Octave debugging symbols, use the following:


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Slackware]]''
    sudo apt-get install octave-dbg
=Fedora=
The packages can be installed using the yum command, they are:


= Distribution independent =
*octave
*octave-devel
*octave-forge


Using a distribution independent approach is particularly useful if you have an older GNU/Linux distribution or if you do not have root access on your system. A common drawback of this approach is, that these solutions are running in some kind of sandbox. Thus limitations in the communication with the underlying system may exist.  For example, executing system binaries outside the sandbox might be impossible.
{{Codeline|octave-forge}} is recommended to all users, as it provides many extra functions. {{Codeline|octave-devel}} contains the octave headers and {{Path|mkoctfile}} script and is really only needed by users who are developing code that is to be dynamically linked to octave. {{Codeline|octave}} and {{Codeline|octave-forge}} can be installed with the command:


== Anaconda ==
    # yum install octave-forge


* More info: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/octave
By default, yum will most likely install blas and lapack as your matrix math libraries, but ATLAS is usually much faster. If you want to install atlas with octave, use the command


  conda create --name octave
    # yum install octave-forge atlas
  conda activate octave
  conda install -c conda-forge octave


== Docker / Podman / Singularity ==
Note that if you are using an i386-compatible processor the base atlas package is not optimized for newer hardware. If you have newer hardware, you can get even better performance with the atlas-3dnow (AMD K6 processors), atlas-sse (Pentium III or newer), or atlas-sse2 (Pentium 4 or newer).


* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/gnuoctave/octave
=Gentoo=
* Development: https://github.com/gnu-octave/docker
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage:


docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
    # emerge sync
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
    # emerge octave
    # emerge octave-forge (optional)


singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
=Red Hat Enterprise=


=== mtmiller's version ===
Octave is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions through the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL EPEL] repository. This section applies to CentOS, Scientific Linux, and other Red Hat Enterprise rebuild distributions as well.


* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
First, follow [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F these instructions] to set up your system to install packages from EPEL. For example,
* Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave


docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave
    # wget <nowiki>http://url/to/latest/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
    # yum localinstall epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm


== Flatpak ==
Once the EPEL repository has been enabled, you can follow the rest of the [[#Fedora|instructions for Fedora]] to install Octave using yum.


* More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
Note that EPEL intentionally does not follow new releases as closely as other distributions. Consequently, the version of Octave provided by EPEL may be several months or years out of date. There are plans for the Octave maintainers to provide support and binary RPMs for enterprise GNU/Linux distributions, contact the [mailto:maintainers@octave.org maintainers mailing list] for more information.
* Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave


flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave
=Red Hat=


== Guix ==
GNU Octave is included with Red Hat. If you are still using an old version of Red Hat and want a newer version of GNU Octave, your best options are to consider updating your distribution to a recent Fedora release or compile octave from source.


* More info: https://guix.gnu.org/en/packages/octave-6.2.0/
Note that RH 7.x distributions (as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1) have included an old version of GCC (pre 3.x). It is known that GCC 2.96 (included in RH7.3) can compile GNU Octave (as of version 2.1.57), but the resulting binary will be bad. Red Hat made available RPMs for GCC 3.1-5 through http://rhn.redhat.com (those RPMs may be available on other RPM repositories).


guix install octave
=SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE=
Octave 3.6.2 is included in the science repository with SLE 11 SP2 and openSUSE 11.4, 12.1, 12.2


== Homebrew on Linux ==
[http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/ OBS science]
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"Homebrew on Linux" was formerly a fork known as Linuxbrew. It is possible to install the current release of Octave or the development version and any needed dependencies within your home directory.
For example, for openSUSE 12.2 you would do:


* More info: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux
    # zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSUSE_12.2/ science
* Development: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/octave
    # zypper refresh
    # zypper install octave octave-devel


brew install octave
for other versions change the version number in the first command accordingly.


== MXE ==
2012-08-21: arpack-ng and SuiteSparse 4.0 bindings which were broken before are again functional, if you have a previous version of the rpm's installed consider to update them.


* More info: [[MXE]]
[[Category:GNULinux]]
* Development: https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave


== Snap ==
=Arch Linux=


* More info: https://snapcraft.io/octave
Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing:
* Development: https://github.com/octave-snap/octave-snap


snap install octave
    # pacman -S octave


If you want to use a nightly snapshot build of the development branch of Octave, install from the ''edge'' channel
[[Category:GNULinux]]


snap install --edge octave
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== Spack ==
 
* More info: https://spack.readthedocs.io/
* Development: https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py
 
spack install octave
 
= Building from source =
 
: ''Main article: [[Building]]''
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Octave for other Unix systems]]
 
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[[Category:GNU/Linux]]
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