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Users are encouraged to use the latest version unless a specific feature or requirement warrants using an older version of the software. Version specific instructions and installation notes are provided below. | Users are encouraged to use the latest version unless a specific feature or requirement warrants using an older version of the software. Version specific instructions and installation notes are provided below. | ||
:'''Note:''' As of version 4.4.1, '''Octave no longer supports Windows XP'''. There may be some workarounds to get Octave installed and running in command line mode (see Bug {{bug|54662}}), but maintainers cannot provide support and troubleshooting for this beyond what has already been documented. | |||
=Installers for Microsoft Windows= | =Installers for Microsoft Windows= | ||
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A typical output (for version {{Release}}) is: | A typical output (for version {{Release}}) is: | ||
Package Name | Package Name | Version | Installation directory | ||
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communications | 1.2.1 | C:\Octave\OCTAVE~1.0-W\mingw64\share\octave\packages\communications-1.2.1 | communications | 1.2.1 | C:\Octave\OCTAVE~1.0-W\mingw64\share\octave\packages\communications-1.2.1 | ||
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'''Note that a security related issue in Windows XP currently prevents Octave from retrieving packages from the website automatically. When running under that Operating System manual package installation is necessary.''' | '''Note that a security related issue in Windows XP currently prevents Octave from retrieving packages from the website automatically. When running under that Operating System manual package installation is necessary.''' | ||
=GNU Octave | =GNU Octave on [https://cygwin.com/ cygwin]= | ||
*'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | *'''Maintainer:''' Marco Atzeri | ||