DistributionsEdit

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 approach described below or Building Octave from source.

Arch LinuxEdit

Main article: Octave for Arch Linux

pacman -S octave

Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)Edit

Main article: Octave for Debian systems

apt install octave
apt install liboctave-dev  # development files

FedoraEdit

Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems

dnf install octave
dnf install octave-devel  # development files

GentooEdit

emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave

openSUSE and SUSE Linux EnterpriseEdit

Main article: Octave for openSUSE

zypper install octave
zypper install octave-devel  # development files

Red Hat Enterprise/CentOSEdit

Main article: Octave for Red Hat Linux systems

yum install epel-release
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files

If the above does not work, follow these instructions to set up your system to install packages from EPEL.

SlackwareEdit

Main article: Octave for Slackware

Distribution independentEdit

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.

DockerEdit

More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave

docker pull mtmiller/octave

FlatpakEdit

More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave

flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave

GuixEdit

More info: https://guix.gnu.org/packages/octave-5.1.0/

Homebrew on LinuxEdit

"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.