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


More detailed instructions follow.
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]] Octave from source.


=Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)=
== Arch Linux ==
 
: ''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]]''
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  apt install liboctave-dev  # development files
  apt install liboctave-dev  # development files


= Fedora =
== Fedora ==


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''
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  dnf install octave-devel  # development files
  dnf install octave-devel  # development files


= Gentoo =
== Gentoo ==


  emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave
  emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave


=Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS=
== 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]]''
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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.
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.


= openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise =
== Slackware ==


: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Slackware]]''
 
= Distribution independent =
 
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.
 
== Docker ==
 
* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
* Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave
 
docker pull mtmiller/octave
 
== Flatpak ==


zypper install octave
* More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
zypper install octave-devel  # development files
* Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave


=Arch Linux=
flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave


: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''
== Guix ==


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


=Homebrew on Linux=
== Homebrew on Linux ==
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Octave is provided by the [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew] package manager, which is a cross-distribution packaging system. "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. This is particularly useful if you have an older GNU/Linux distribution or if you do not have root access.
"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.
 
Homebrew can be installed with the command:


    sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Linuxbrew/install/master/install.sh)"
* More info: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux
* Development: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/octave


It can be added to your shell environment and future login environments with:
brew install octave


    test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
== MXE ==
    test -d /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew && eval $(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
    test -r ~/.bash_profile && echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.bash_profile
    echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.profile


Once set up, Octave can be installed with the command:
* More info: [[MXE]]
* Development: https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave


    brew install octave
== Snap ==


=Docker=
* More info: https://snapcraft.io/octave
* Development: https://github.com/octave-snap/octave-snap


Octave is available as a Docker container. This can be used to easily run Octave in a well-defined, minimal GNU/Linux container. It can be used as a standard interactive Octave shell or to run scripts, but it may be mostly of interest to developers for use in automated build, test, or CI environments.
snap install octave --beta


    docker pull mtmiller/octave
= Building from source =
    docker run mtmiller/octave octave --version


The image is hosted at [https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave mtmiller/octave on Docker Hub].
: ''Main article: [[Building]]''


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