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sudo apt-get install octave | sudo apt-get install octave | ||
Aside the {{codeline|octave}} package that installs GNU Octave, other pieces of it are split over multiple packages. These are {{codeline|octave-doc}}, {{codeline|octave-info}}, and {{codeline|octave-htmldoc}} for the documentation; {{codeline|liboctave-dev}} for the octave development header files and mkoctfile | Aside the {{codeline|octave}} package that installs GNU Octave, other pieces of it are split over multiple packages. These are {{codeline|octave-doc}}, {{codeline|octave-info}}, and {{codeline|octave-htmldoc}} for the documentation; {{codeline|liboctave-dev}} for the octave development header files and mkoctfile (required to install Octave Forge packages); and {{codeline|octave-dbg}} for the debugging symbols. | ||
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 packages === | |||
Many Octave packages are also distributed by your Linux distribution. These are tested to work the best with your Octave version. For example: | |||
sudo apt-get install octave-control octave-image octave-io octave-optim octave-signal octave-statistics | |||
=== Octave's Personal Package Archive (PPA) for Ubuntu === | === Octave's Personal Package Archive (PPA) for Ubuntu === | ||