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Please be more specific about what you mean by "latest version"?
Please be more specific about what you mean by "latest version"?


* The latest stable version is {{Release}}.  Be aware that you may still have an older version due to whatever distribution method you are using.  To get a newer stable version for your system see for example [[Octave for GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], [[Octave for macOS|macOS]], or [[Octave for Microsoft Windows|Windows]]).
* The latest stable version is {{Release}}.  Be aware that you may still have an older version due to whatever distribution method you are using.  To get a newer stable version for your system see the following as in accordance to your Operating system: [[Octave for GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], [[Octave for macOS|macOS]], or [[Octave for Microsoft Windows|Windows]].


* If you refer to the latest Mercurial revision, please specify the [https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ChangeSetID changeset ID] not the revision number, e.g. the output of <code>hg summary</code> or <code>hg id</code>.  Changeset IDs are globally unique across all repos.
* If you refer to the latest Mercurial revision, please specify the [https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ChangeSetID changeset ID] not the revision number, e.g. the output of <code>hg summary</code> or <code>hg id</code>.  Changeset IDs are globally unique across all repos.