Octave for GNU/Linux: Difference between revisions

From Octave
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(45 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on GNU/Linux systems
= Distributions =
is via each distribution package installation system.


More detailed instructions follow.
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]].


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


Simply install Octave from your distribution repository:
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''


  apt-get install octave
  pacman -S 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.
== Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu) ==


There are also Debian packages for each of the Octave-Forge packages, usually named {{codeline|octave<pkgname>}}, e.g, {{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:
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]''


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


=Fedora=
== Fedora ==
The packages can be installed using the yum command, they are:


*octave
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
*octave-devel
*octave-forge


{{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:
dnf install octave
dnf install octave-devel # development files


    # yum install octave-forge
== Gentoo ==


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
emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave


    # yum install octave-forge atlas
== openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise ==


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).
: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''


=Gentoo=
zypper install octave
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage:
zypper install octave-devel  # development files


    # emerge --sync
== Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS ==
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
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
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
pkg -forge list
and then install your favourite packages. Typically, you have to start with
pkg install -forge general


=Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS=
yum install epel-release
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files


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.
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.


'''Method 1 - the quick way:'''
== Slackware ==


    yum install epel-release
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Slackware]]''
    yum install octave


'''Method 2 - if the above does not work:'''
= Distribution independent =


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,
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.


    # wget <nowiki>http://url/to/latest/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
== Anaconda ==
    # yum localinstall epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm


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://anaconda.org/conda-forge/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.
  conda create --name octave
  conda activate octave
  conda install -c conda-forge octave


=Red Hat=
== Docker / Podman / Singularity ==


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://hub.docker.com/r/gnuoctave/octave
* Development: https://github.com/gnu-octave/docker


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).
docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}


=SUSE Linux and openSUSE=
singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
Binary packages for Octave are provided by all versions of openSUSE. It can be installed by command:


zypper in octave
=== mtmiller's version ===


Latest stable version of Octave and Octave-Forge are available on Science repository. For details see [[openSUSE]] specific wiki page.
* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
* Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave


=Arch Linux=
docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave


Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing:
== Flatpak ==


    # pacman -S octave
* More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
* Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave
 
flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave
 
== Guix ==
 
* More info: https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/octave/9.1.0/
 
guix install octave
 
== Homebrew on Linux ==
<div id="Linuxbrew"></div>
 
"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.
 
* More info: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux
* Development: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/octave
 
brew install octave
 
== MXE ==
 
* More info: [[MXE]]
* Development: https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave
 
== Snap ==
 
* More info: https://snapcraft.io/octave
* Development: https://github.com/octave-snap/octave-snap
 
snap install octave
 
If you want to use a nightly snapshot build of the development branch of Octave, install from the ''edge'' channel
 
snap install --edge octave
 
== 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]]


[[Category:Installation]]
[[Category:Installation]]
[[Category:GNU/Linux]]
[[Category:GNU/Linux]]

Latest revision as of 02:55, 18 June 2024

Distributions[edit]

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 approach described below or build Octave from source.

Arch Linux[edit]

Main article: Octave for Arch Linux
pacman -S octave

Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)[edit]

Main article: Octave for Debian systems
apt install octave
apt install liboctave-dev  # development files

Fedora[edit]

Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems
dnf install octave
dnf install octave-devel  # development files

Gentoo[edit]

emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave

openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise[edit]

Main article: Octave for openSUSE
zypper install octave
zypper install octave-devel  # development files

Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS[edit]

Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems
yum install epel-release
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files

If the above does not work, follow these instructions to set up your system to install packages from EPEL.

Slackware[edit]

Main article: Octave for Slackware

Distribution independent[edit]

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.

Anaconda[edit]

 conda create --name octave
 conda activate octave
 conda install -c conda-forge octave

Docker / Podman / Singularity[edit]

docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:9.2.0
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:9.2.0

singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:9.2.0

mtmiller's version[edit]

docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave

Flatpak[edit]

flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave

Guix[edit]

guix install octave

Homebrew on Linux[edit]

"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. 

brew install octave

MXE[edit]

Snap[edit]

snap install octave

If you want to use a nightly snapshot build of the development branch of Octave, install from the edge channel 

snap install --edge octave

Spack[edit]

spack install octave

Building from source[edit]

Main article: Building

See also[edit]

Retrieved from "https://wiki.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Octave_for_GNU/Linux&oldid=15177"