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= Distributions =
The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on GNU/Linux systems
is via each distribution package installation system.


The recommended way for installing Octave on GNU/Linux systems is via each distribution's package installation system. If this is for some reason not possible, or the available Octave version too old, consider using a [[#Distribution_independent|distribution independent]] approach described below or [[Building|build Octave from source]].
More detailed instructions follow.


== Arch Linux ==
=Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)=
 
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''
 
pacman -S octave
 
== Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu) ==


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]''
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]''


apt install octave
Simply install Octave from your distribution repository:
apt install liboctave-dev  # development files


== Fedora ==
apt-get install octave


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
For old versions of Ubuntu that only supply old versions of Octave, consider using Octave's PPA. For more details, see the [[Debian]] specific instructions page.


dnf install octave
There are also Debian packages for each of the Octave-Forge packages, usually named {{codeline|octave<pkgname>}}, e.g, {{codeline|octave-image}} and {{codeline|octave-statistics}} for the image processing and statistics package respectively. A complete list of them can be found with the command:
dnf install octave-devel  # development files


== Gentoo ==
aptitude search ?description\(octave-forge\)


emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave
=Fedora=
 
== openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise ==
 
: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''
 
zypper install octave
zypper install octave-devel  # development files
 
== Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS ==


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''


yum install epel-release
The packages can be installed using the dnf command, they are:
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files


If the above does not work, follow [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F these instructions] to set up your system to install packages from EPEL.
*octave
*octave-devel


== Slackware ==
{{Codeline|octave-devel}} contains the octave headers and {{Path|mkoctfile}} script and is really only needed by users who are developing code that is to be dynamically linked to octave. {{Codeline|octave}} can be installed with the command:


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Slackware]]''
    # dnf install octave


= Distribution independent =
=Gentoo=


Using a distribution independent approach is particularly useful if you have an older GNU/Linux distribution or if you do not have root access on your system. A common drawback of this approach is, that these solutions are running in some kind of sandbox. Thus limitations in the communication with the underlying system may exist.  For example, executing system binaries outside the sandbox might be impossible.
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage:


== Anaconda ==
    # emerge --sync
Add USE flag 'curl' into your <code>/etc/portage/package.use</code> file to enable remote Octave-Forge packages fetching
sci-mathematics/octave curl
and emerge Octave
    # emerge octave
Since Octave ver. > 3.4.0 is able to fetch Octave-Forge packages from remote repository, packages ''octave-forge'' or ''g-octave'' are no more needed.


* More info: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/octave
Before installing any Octave-Forge package, in Octave command prompt you must type
pkg -forge list
and then install your favourite packages. Typically, you have to start with
pkg install -forge general


  conda create --name octave
=Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS=
  conda activate octave
  conda install -c conda-forge octave


== Docker / Podman / Singularity ==
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''


* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/gnuoctave/octave
Octave is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions through the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL EPEL] repository. This section applies to CentOS, Scientific Linux, and other Red Hat Enterprise rebuild distributions as well.
* Development: https://github.com/gnu-octave/docker


docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
'''Method 1 - the quick way:'''
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}


singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
    yum install epel-release
    yum install octave


=== mtmiller's version ===
'''Method 2 - if the above does not work:'''


* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
First, follow [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F these instructions] to set up your system to install packages from EPEL. For example,
* Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave


docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave
    # wget <nowiki>http://url/to/latest/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
    # yum localinstall epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm


== Flatpak ==
Once the EPEL repository has been enabled, you can follow the rest of the [[#Fedora|instructions for Fedora]] to install Octave using yum.


* More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
Note that EPEL intentionally does not follow new releases as closely as other distributions. Consequently, the version of Octave provided by EPEL may be several months or years out of date. There are plans for the Octave maintainers to provide support and binary RPMs for enterprise GNU/Linux distributions; contact the [mailto:maintainers@octave.org maintainers mailing list] for more information.
* Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave


flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave
=SUSE Linux and openSUSE=


== Guix ==
: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''


* More info: https://guix.gnu.org/en/packages/octave-6.2.0/
Binary packages for Octave are provided by all versions of openSUSE. It can be installed by command:


  guix install octave
  zypper in octave


== Homebrew on Linux ==
Latest stable version of Octave and Octave-Forge are available on Science repository. For details see [[openSUSE]] specific wiki page.
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"Homebrew on Linux" was formerly a fork known as Linuxbrew. It is possible to install the current release of Octave or the development version and any needed dependencies within your home directory.
=Arch Linux=


* More info: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''
* Development: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/octave
 
brew install octave
 
== MXE ==
 
* More info: [[MXE]]
* Development: https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave
 
== Snap ==
 
* More info: https://snapcraft.io/octave
* Development: https://github.com/octave-snap/octave-snap
 
snap install octave
 
If you want to use a nightly snapshot build of the development branch of Octave, install from the ''edge'' channel
 
snap install --edge octave
 
== Spack ==
 
* More info: https://spack.readthedocs.io/
* Development: https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/octave/package.py
 
spack install octave
 
= Building from source =
 
: ''Main article: [[Building]]''


== See also ==
Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing:


* [[Octave for other Unix systems]]
    # pacman -S octave


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