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=Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)= | =Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)= | ||
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]'' | |||
apt | Simply install Octave from your distribution repository | ||
apt install octave | |||
For old versions of Ubuntu that only supply old versions of Octave, consider using Octave's PPA. For more details, see the [[Debian]] specific instructions page. | For old versions of Ubuntu that only supply old versions of Octave, consider using Octave's PPA. For more details, see the [[Debian]] specific instructions page. | ||
There are also Debian packages for each of the Octave | There are also Debian packages for each of the Octave Forge packages, named {{codeline|octave-<pkg>}}, for example {{codeline|octave-image}} and {{codeline|octave-statistics}} for the image processing and statistics package respectively. A complete list of them can be found with the command | ||
apt search octave-forge | |||
=Fedora= | =Fedora= | ||
The packages can be installed using the | |||
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]'' | |||
The packages can be installed using the dnf command, they are: | |||
*octave | *octave | ||
*octave-devel | *octave-devel | ||
{{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}} can be installed with the command: | |||
# | # dnf install octave | ||
=Gentoo= | |||
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage: | Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage: | ||
# emerge --sync | # emerge --sync | ||
Add USE flag 'curl' into your <code>/etc/portage/package.use</code> file to enable remote Octave-Forge packages fetching | |||
sci-mathematics/octave curl | |||
and emerge Octave | |||
# emerge octave | # emerge octave | ||
Since Octave ver. > 3.4.0 is able to fetch Octave-Forge packages from remote repository, packages ''octave-forge'' or ''g-octave'' are no more needed. | |||
Before installing any Octave-Forge package, in Octave command prompt you must type | |||
pkg -forge list | |||
and then install your favourite packages. Typically, you have to start with | |||
pkg install -forge general | |||
=Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS= | |||
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]'' | |||
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. | 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. | ||
'''Method 1 - the quick way:''' | |||
yum install epel-release | |||
yum install octave | |||
'''Method 2 - if the above does not work:''' | |||
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, | 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, | ||
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Once the EPEL repository has been enabled, you can follow the rest of the [[#Fedora|instructions for Fedora]] to install Octave using yum. | Once the EPEL repository has been enabled, you can follow the rest of the [[#Fedora|instructions for Fedora]] to install Octave using yum. | ||
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 | 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. | ||
= | =SUSE Linux and openSUSE= | ||
: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]'' | |||
Binary packages for Octave are provided by all versions of openSUSE. It can be installed by command: | Binary packages for Octave are provided by all versions of openSUSE. It can be installed by command: | ||
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=Arch Linux= | =Arch Linux= | ||
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]'' | |||
Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing: | Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing: | ||
# pacman -S octave | # pacman -S octave | ||
=Homebrew on Linux= | |||
<div id="Linuxbrew" /> | |||
Octave is provided by the [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew] package manager, which is a cross-distribution packaging system. "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. This is particularly useful if you have an older GNU/Linux distribution or if you do not have root access. | |||
Homebrew can be installed with the command: | |||
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Linuxbrew/install/master/install.sh)" | |||
It can be added to your shell environment and future login environments with: | |||
test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv) | |||
test -d /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew && eval $(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv) | |||
test -r ~/.bash_profile && echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.bash_profile | |||
echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.profile | |||
Once set up, Octave can be installed with the command: | |||
brew install octave | |||
=Docker= | |||
Octave is available as a Docker container. This can be used to easily run Octave in a well-defined, minimal GNU/Linux container. It can be used as a standard interactive Octave shell or to run scripts, but it may be mostly of interest to developers for use in automated build, test, or CI environments. | |||
docker pull mtmiller/octave | |||
docker run mtmiller/octave octave --version | |||
The image is hosted at [https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave mtmiller/octave on Docker Hub]. | |||
[[Category:Installation]] | [[Category:Installation]] | ||
[[Category:GNU/Linux]] | [[Category:GNU/Linux]] |
Revision as of 07:02, 20 March 2019
The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on GNU/Linux systems is via each distribution package installation system.
More detailed instructions follow.
Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)
- Main article: Octave for Debian systems
Simply install Octave from your distribution repository
apt install octave
For old versions of Ubuntu that only supply old versions of Octave, consider using Octave's PPA. For more details, see the Debian specific instructions page.
There are also Debian packages for each of the Octave Forge packages, named octave-<pkg>
, for example octave-image
and octave-statistics
for the image processing and statistics package respectively. A complete list of them can be found with the command
apt search octave-forge
Fedora
- Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems
The packages can be installed using the dnf command, they are:
- octave
- octave-devel
octave-devel
contains the octave headers and mkoctfile script and is really only needed by users who are developing code that is to be dynamically linked to octave. octave
can be installed with the command:
# dnf install octave
Gentoo
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage:
# emerge --sync
Add USE flag 'curl' into your /etc/portage/package.use
file to enable remote Octave-Forge packages fetching
sci-mathematics/octave curl
and emerge Octave
# emerge octave
Since Octave ver. > 3.4.0 is able to fetch Octave-Forge packages from remote repository, packages octave-forge or g-octave are no more needed.
Before installing any Octave-Forge package, in Octave command prompt you must type
pkg -forge list
and then install your favourite packages. Typically, you have to start with
pkg install -forge general
Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS
- Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems
Octave is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions through the EPEL repository. This section applies to CentOS, Scientific Linux, and other Red Hat Enterprise rebuild distributions as well.
Method 1 - the quick way:
yum install epel-release yum install octave
Method 2 - if the above does not work:
First, follow these instructions to set up your system to install packages from EPEL. For example,
# wget http://url/to/latest/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm # yum localinstall epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
Once the EPEL repository has been enabled, you can follow the rest of the instructions for Fedora to install Octave using yum.
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 maintainers mailing list for more information.
SUSE Linux and openSUSE
- Main article: Octave for openSUSE
Binary packages for Octave are provided by all versions of openSUSE. It can be installed by command:
zypper in octave
Latest stable version of Octave and Octave-Forge are available on Science repository. For details see openSUSE specific wiki page.
Arch Linux
- Main article: Octave for Arch Linux
Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing:
# pacman -S octave
Homebrew on Linux
Octave is provided by the Homebrew package manager, which is a cross-distribution packaging system. "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. This is particularly useful if you have an older GNU/Linux distribution or if you do not have root access.
Homebrew can be installed with the command:
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Linuxbrew/install/master/install.sh)"
It can be added to your shell environment and future login environments with:
test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv) test -d /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew && eval $(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv) test -r ~/.bash_profile && echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.bash_profile echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.profile
Once set up, Octave can be installed with the command:
brew install octave
Docker
Octave is available as a Docker container. This can be used to easily run Octave in a well-defined, minimal GNU/Linux container. It can be used as a standard interactive Octave shell or to run scripts, but it may be mostly of interest to developers for use in automated build, test, or CI environments.
docker pull mtmiller/octave docker run mtmiller/octave octave --version
The image is hosted at mtmiller/octave on Docker Hub.