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# Extract the file content to a directory on the harddrive (such as {{Path|C:\Octave}}). Spaces or non-ASCII characters in the path are discouraged and may cause program errors.
# Extract the file content to a directory on the harddrive (such as {{Path|C:\Octave}}). Spaces or non-ASCII characters in the path are discouraged and may cause program errors.
# Manually create a shortcut  to the {{Path|octave.vbs}} file in the main installation directory. (Right-click on the file, select 'Create Shortcut', and move the new shortcut to your desired location.)  
# Manually create a shortcut  to the {{Path|octave.vbs}} file in the main installation directory. (Right-click on the file, select 'Create Shortcut', and move the new shortcut to your desired location.)  
# If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create a shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add ''--no-gui'' to the end of the Target field.
# If a command-line only instance of Octave is desired, the user can create a shortcut as stated above, right-click on the shortcut, select Properties, and add <code>--no-gui</code> to the end of the Target field.
# Run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file before running Octave the first time to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache and make the pre-installed packages visible to the system.
# Run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file before running Octave the first time to reduce plot delays due to the Windows font cache and make the pre-installed packages visible to the system.


==Packages==
==Packages==


A selection of pre-built, [[Octave Forge]] packages are included with for all versions of the official Windows release.  If you following the installation directions above you can confirm the package list by typing the command below at the Octave command prompt:
A selection of pre-built, [[Octave Forge]] packages are included with for all versions of the official Windows release.  If you followed the installation directions above you can confirm the package list by typing the command below at the Octave command prompt:


   >> pkg list
   >> pkg list
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             zeromq  |  1.3.0 | C:\Octave\OCTAVE~1.0-W\mingw64\share\octave\packages\zeromq-1.3.0
             zeromq  |  1.3.0 | C:\Octave\OCTAVE~1.0-W\mingw64\share\octave\packages\zeromq-1.3.0


If Octave was installed from a zip of 7z archive, you may need to run:
If Octave was installed from a zip of 7z archive and you did not run the {{Path|post-install.bat}} file, you may need to run:
    
    
   >> pkg rebuild
   >> pkg rebuild
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Detailed instructions for installing individual Octave Forge packages are given at https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php.
Detailed instructions for installing individual Octave Forge packages are given at https://octave.sourceforge.io/packages.php.
'''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 on [https://cygwin.com/ cygwin]=
=GNU Octave on [https://cygwin.com/ cygwin]=
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