Octave for GNU/Linux
The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on GNU/Linux systems is via each distribution package installation system.
Here is a list of the latest Octave version available in some Linux distributions
- Debian Mint 13, has Octave 3.6.2 as of June 28 2012
- Zenwalk GNU Linux, has Octave 3.6.2 as of June 28 2012