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== Pre-compiled binaries ==
== Pre-compiled binaries ==
=== Distribution repositories ===


Binary packages for 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.
Binary packages for 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.
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For Debian stable users, there may also be newer packages available in backports, so don't forget to check there.
For Debian stable users, there may also be newer packages available in backports, so don't forget to check there.


=== Octave's Personal Package Archive (PPA) ===
The [https://launchpad.net/~octave GNU Octave Team] on Launchpad maintain a Personal Package Archive (PPA) providing a binary packages of the latest stable versions of Octave for all versions of Ubuntu. To set up your system to install these packages
 
However, for some Ubuntu releases the octave packages are old (Debian Squeeze and Ubuntu 12.04 or older only have Octave version 3.2).  The [https://launchpad.net/~octave GNU Octave Team] on Launchpad maintain a PPA providing a binary packages of the latest stable versions of Octave for all versions of Ubuntu. To set up your system to install these packages


  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:octave/stable
  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:octave/stable