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== Compiling from source ==
== Compiling from source ==


The ''only'' tricky part is to install the dependencies. Once that is solved, installing from source should be as easy as {{Codeline|./configure && make && make install}}. See the manual for [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Running-Configure-and-Make.html configure options] and [[Octave_for_Debian_systems#Configuration|below]] for some common examples.
The ''only'' tricky part is to install the dependencies. Once that is solved, installing from source should be as easy as {{Codeline|./bootstrap && ./configure && make && make install}}. See the manual for [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Running-Configure-and-Make.html configure options] and [[Octave_for_Debian_systems#Configuration|below]] for some common examples. (Note - the {{Codeline|./bootstrap}} part was added by someone who doesn't really know what he's doing but had to use that command before {{Codeline|./configure}} would work, running on Ubuntu 16.04.)


=== Install dependencies ===
=== Install dependencies ===
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