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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|build Octave from source]].


=Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)=
== Arch Linux ==


Either use {{Codeline|aptitude}} or {{Codeline|apt-get}}:
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Arch Linux]]''


    # aptitude install octave<version> octave<version>-doc
pacman -S octave


where {{Codeline|<version>}} must be substituted by the appropriate string.
== Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu) ==


The Octave-Forge packages are spread over many Debian packages. All Octave-Forge packages will probably be found with the command:
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Debian systems]]''


    $ aptitude search ?description\(octave-forge\)
apt install octave
apt install liboctave-dev  # development files


For more details, see the [[Debian]] specific instructions page.
== Fedora ==


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


At Ubuntu, broken packages install may cause a <span color="red">error: `pkg' undefined</span> error, previously reported as [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave3.2/+bug/465005 bug 465005]:
dnf install octave
dnf install octave-devel  # development files


...
== Gentoo ==
Setting up octave3.2 (3.2.2-2build1) ...
error: `pkg' undefined near line 0 column 1
dpkg: error processing octave3.2 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  octave3.2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Fix this by complete reinstall:
emerge --ask sci-mathematics/octave


sudo apt-get --purge remove octave3.2
== openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise ==
sudo apt-get --purge remove octave3.2-common
sudo apt-get install octave3.2


=Fedora=
: ''Main article: [[Octave for openSUSE]]''
The packages can be installed using the yum command, they are:


*octave
zypper install octave
*octave-devel
zypper install octave-devel # development files
*octave-forge


{{Codeline|octave-forge}} is recommended to all users, as it provides many extra functions. {{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}} and {{Codeline|octave-forge}} can be installed with the command:
== Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS ==


    # yum install octave-forge
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Red Hat Linux systems]]''


By default, yum will most likely install blas and lapack as your matrix math libraries, but ATLAS is usually much faster. If you want to install atlas with octave, use the command
yum install epel-release
yum install octave
yum install octave-devel  # development files


    # yum install octave-forge atlas
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.


Note that if you are using an i386-compatible processor the base atlas package is not optimized for newer hardware. If you have newer hardware, you can get even better performance with the atlas-3dnow (AMD K6 processors), atlas-sse (Pentium III or newer), or atlas-sse2 (Pentium 4 or newer).
== Slackware ==


=Gentoo=
: ''Main article: [[Octave for Slackware]]''
Octave is available through Gentoo's package management system, Portage:


    # emerge sync
= Distribution independent =
    # emerge octave
    # emerge octave-forge (optional)


=Red Hat Enterprise=
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 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.
== Anaconda ==


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,
* More info: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/octave


    # wget <nowiki>http://url/to/latest/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm</nowiki>
  conda create --name octave
    # yum localinstall epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm
  conda activate octave
  conda install -c conda-forge octave


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


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.
* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/gnuoctave/octave
* Development: https://github.com/gnu-octave/docker


=Red Hat=
docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}


GNU Octave is included with Red Hat. If you are still using an old version of Red Hat and want a newer version of GNU Octave, your best options are to consider updating your distribution to a recent Fedora release or compile octave from source.
singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:{{Release}}


Note that RH 7.x distributions (as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1) have included an old version of GCC (pre 3.x). It is known that GCC 2.96 (included in RH7.3) can compile GNU Octave (as of version 2.1.57), but the resulting binary will be bad. Red Hat made available RPMs for GCC 3.1-5 through http://rhn.redhat.com (those RPMs may be available on other RPM repositories).
=== mtmiller's version ===


=SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE=
* More info: https://hub.docker.com/r/mtmiller/octave
Octave 3.6.2 is included in the science repository with SLE 11 SP2 and openSUSE 11.4, 12.1, 12.2
* Development: https://gitlab.com/mtmiller/docker-octave


[http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/ OBS science]
docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave


For example, for openSUSE 12.2 you would do:
== Flatpak ==


    # zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSUSE_12.2/ science
* More info: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.octave.Octave
    # zypper refresh
* Development: https://github.com/flathub/org.octave.Octave
    # zypper install octave octave-devel


for other versions change the version number in the first command accordingly.
flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave


2012-08-21: arpack-ng and SuiteSparse 4.0 bindings which were broken before are again functional, if you have a previous version of the rpm's installed consider to update them.
== Guix ==


[[Category:GNULinux]]
* More info: https://guix.gnu.org/en/packages/octave-6.2.0/


=Arch Linux=
guix install octave


Updated Octave's version is in the extra repository. It can be installed by typing:
== Homebrew on Linux ==
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    # pacman -S octave
"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.


[[Category:GNULinux]]
* More info: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-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 ==
 
* [[Octave for other Unix systems]]
 
[[Category:Installation]]
[[Category:GNU/Linux]]

Latest revision as of 06:05, 29 April 2022

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 build 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.

AnacondaEdit

 conda create --name octave
 conda activate octave
 conda install -c conda-forge octave

Docker / Podman / SingularityEdit

docker pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:9.1.0
podman pull docker.io/gnuoctave/octave:9.1.0

singularity pull docker://gnuoctave/octave:9.1.0

mtmiller's versionEdit

docker pull docker.io/mtmiller/octave

FlatpakEdit

flatpak install flathub org.octave.Octave

GuixEdit

guix install octave

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. 

brew install octave

MXEEdit

SnapEdit

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

SpackEdit

spack install octave

Building from sourceEdit

Main article: Building

See alsoEdit

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