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==I cannot install a package. Octave complains about a missing mkoctfile.== | ==I cannot install a package. Octave complains about a missing mkoctfile.== | ||
You should normally use your distribution's packages. For Debian and Fedora, Octave package foo will be a deb or rpm called '''octave-foo''', and you should install that instead. | You should normally use your distribution's packages. For Debian and Fedora, Octave package '''foo''' will be a deb or rpm called '''octave-foo''', and you should install that instead using apt or yum. | ||
If you really need to build Octave packages from source to install them, you'll need mkoctfile. Most distributions split Octave into several packages. The script mkoctfile is then part of a separate package: | If you really need to build Octave packages from source to install them, you'll need mkoctfile. Most distributions split Octave into several packages. The script mkoctfile is then part of a separate package: | ||