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-:''This is a list of Packages available for GNU Octave.''
+[[File:Octave-flower.svg|frame|link=[[:Category:Octave Forge]]|[[:Category:Octave Forge|Octave Forge]] logo.]]
-= Octave Forge =
+:''This is a list of Packages and Codes available for GNU Octave.''
-{|
+= Octave packages =
-| [[File:Octave-flower.svg|left|frame|link=[[:Category:Octave Forge]]|[[:Category:Octave Forge|Octave Forge]] logo.]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" |
-For a collection of '''high quality packages''' see [[:Category:Octave Forge|Octave Forge]].
-* [https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php#community-packages List of Octave Forge '''community packages''']
-* [https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php#external-packages List of Octave Forge '''external packages''']
-|}
-<div style="clear:both;"></div>
+[https://octave.org/doc/latest/Packages.html Octave packages] extend the functionality of GNU Octave by particular useful features and can be developed and distributed by anyone.  Currently there are two collections of Octave packages:
-= External Packages =
-{{Note|Feel free to add your package.}}
+* [[:Category:Octave Forge|Octave Forge]]
+* [https://gnu-octave.github.io/pkg-index/ Package extensions index]
+The format and requirements of Octave packages is specified in the [https://octave.org/doc/latest/Creating-Packages.html GNU Octave manual].  There is an [https://github.com/gnu-octave/pkg-example example package] as well.
+Octave packages can be installed by the {{manual|pkg}} tool.  The following two examples demonstrate how to install the [https://github.com/gnu-octave/pkg-example example package] (1.) after downloading the release tarball and (2.) directly from an URL.
+# <code>pkg install pkg-example-1.0.0.tar.gz</code>
+# <code>pkg install https://github.com/gnu-octave/pkg-example/archive/1.0.0.tar.gz</code>
+If your packages meets [https://octave.sourceforge.io/developers.php additional criteria] and is added to the Octave Forge index, you can furthermore install it with the <code>-forge</code> flag, for example:
+* <code>pkg install -forge image</code>
+= Other codes =
 == MPI ==
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 * [https://github.com/gnu-octave/octave-websockets Websockets on GitHub]
+= See also =
+* [https://octave.org/doc/latest/Creating-Packages.html Octave manual - Creating packages]
+* [https://github.com/gnu-octave/pkg-example Octave package example]
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