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=== CentOS ===
=== CentOS ===


Install base CentOS 6.4 system from minimal install disk.
Eenable use of [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL|Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)] AND THEN install octave dependencies development packages:
netinstall disk does not work from local iso disk image.
 
==== Setup Network ====
 
reboot and start the network because it is disabled by default:
 
    ifup eth0
    dhclient eth0
 
edit `/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0` to enable on next boot. change `ONBOOT` to yes
 
 
==== Install X11/DE ====
 
update yum
 
    yum update -y
 
install desktop environment using:
 
    yum -y groupinstall basic-desktop desktop-platform x11 fonts
 
set system to boot to graphical interface by default
 
    edit /etc/inittab and set default run level to 5
    init 5
 
==== Prepare system and dependencies ====
 
finish setting up system and creating user
 
configure sudo
 
    su
    edit /etc/sudoers file to enable sudo for wheel group
    edit /etc/group and add new user to wheel group
 
Remaining commands done with sudo
 
enable use of Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
 
    yum -y install wget
    wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
    rpm -Uvh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
 
install octave dependencies development packages:


     yum -y install yum-utils
     yum -y install yum-utils
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     yum -y install qt-devel mercurial gcc-c++ lapack-devel libtool
     yum -y install qt-devel mercurial gcc-c++ lapack-devel libtool
     yum -y install epstool transfig pstoedit qscintilla-devel
     yum -y install epstool transfig pstoedit qscintilla-devel


===== prepare installation of octave =====
===== prepare installation of octave =====
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