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* ''This article addresses the [[:Category:Installation|installation]] and [[Building]] of GNU Octave on Debian, and Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu.''
* ''This article addresses the [[:Category:Installation|installation]] and [[Building]] of GNU Octave on Debian, and Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu.''
== Installing Octave ==


Binary packages for GNU Octave and many [[Octave Forge]] packages are provided by all versions of Debian and Ubuntu. These are the most well-tested binaries available and should work best for most users.  To install them, run:
Binary packages for GNU Octave and many [[Octave Forge]] packages are provided by all versions of Debian and Ubuntu. These are the most well-tested binaries available and should work best for most users.  To install them, run:
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  sudo apt-get install octave
  sudo apt-get install octave


== Building Octave ==
== Building Octave from source ==


: ''For general build instructions, see [[Building]].''
: ''For general build instructions, see [[Building]].''