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Users are encouraged to use the latest version unless a specific feature or requirement that warrants using an older version of the software. Version specific instructions and installation notes are provided below. | Users are encouraged to use the latest version unless a specific feature or requirement that warrants using an older version of the software. Version specific instructions and installation notes are provided below. | ||
:'''Note:''' As of version 8.3.0, '''Octave no longer | :'''Note:''' As of version 8.3.0, '''The Octave project no longer distributes binaries for 32-bit versions of Windows'''. An alternative source for 32-bit Windows binaries of Octave is using [[Octave for Microsoft Windows#GNU Octave in MSYS2|MSYS2]]. | ||
:'''Note:''' As of version 4.4.1, '''Octave no longer supports Windows XP'''. There may be some workarounds to get Octave installed and running in command line mode (see Bug {{bug|54662}}), but maintainers cannot provide support and troubleshooting for this beyond what has already been documented. | :'''Note:''' As of version 4.4.1, '''Octave no longer supports Windows XP'''. There may be some workarounds to get Octave installed and running in command line mode (see Bug {{bug|54662}}), but maintainers cannot provide support and troubleshooting for this beyond what has already been documented. | ||
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The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https://octave.org/download under the Windows tab. | The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds. For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https://octave.org/download under the Windows tab. | ||
* For executable (.exe) installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include non-ASCII characters. | * For executable (.exe) installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts. It is recommended that the installation path does not include non-ASCII characters. Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically and the post-install script will be run automatically. But with some systems, you may have to run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file before running Octave the first time to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache and make the pre-installed packages visible to the system. | ||
* For the 7z/zip archives: | * For the 7z/zip archives: | ||
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*'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | *'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | ||
*'''Latest release:''' 2024-01- | *'''Latest release:''' 2024-01-26 | ||
*Latest packages: | *Latest packages: |
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