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For RedHat-based distributions like RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, Scientific Linux, ...
For RedHat-based distributions like RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, Scientific Linux ...


=== Generic RedHat ===
=== Unspecific RH ===
 
Tested Fedora 33, but not completely.
 
  dnf install libtool make automake autoconf gcc gcc-devel \
  g++ g++-devel gcc-fortran gawk gperf less ncurses


Tested Fedora 20, but not completely.
Tested Fedora 20, but not completely.
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   lapack pcre-devel readline-devel readline fftw-devel glpk-devel suitesparse suitesparse-devel gnuplot libcurl-devel zlib-devel \
   lapack pcre-devel readline-devel readline fftw-devel glpk-devel suitesparse suitesparse-devel gnuplot libcurl-devel zlib-devel \
   flex texlive gperf fltk-devel qhull-devel hdf5-devel gl2ps-devel qrupdate-devel arpack-devel qscintilla-devel llvm-devel qt-devel \
   flex texlive gperf fltk-devel qhull-devel hdf5-devel gl2ps-devel qrupdate-devel arpack-devel qscintilla-devel llvm-devel qt-devel \
   bison ghostscript-devel librsvg2-tools icoutils texlive-metapost
   bison ghostscript-devel librsvg2-tools icoutils


=== CentOS ===
=== CentOS ===


Enable use of [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)] AND THEN install octave dependencies development packages:
Install base CentOS 6.4 system from minimal install disk.
netinstall disk does not work from local iso disk image.
 
==== Setup Network ====
 
reboot and start the network because it is disabled by default:
 
    ifup eth0
    dhclient eth0
 
edit `/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0` to enable on next boot. change `ONBOOT` to yes
 
 
==== Install X11/DE ====
 
update yum
 
    yum update -y
 
install desktop environment using:
 
    yum -y groupinstall basic-desktop desktop-platform x11 fonts
 
set system to boot to graphical interface by default
 
    edit /etc/inittab and set default run level to 5
    init 5
 
==== Prepare system and dependencies ====
 
finish setting up system and creating user
 
configure sudo
 
    su
    edit /etc/sudoers file to enable sudo for wheel group
    edit /etc/group and add new user to wheel group
 
Remaining commands done with sudo
 
enable use of Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
 
    yum -y install wget
    wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
    rpm -Uvh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
 
install octave dependencies development packages:


     yum -y install yum-utils
     yum -y install yum-utils
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     yum -y install epstool transfig pstoedit qscintilla-devel
     yum -y install epstool transfig pstoedit qscintilla-devel


The arpack-devel package distributed with CentOS 7 (arpack-devel-3.1.3-2.el7.x86_64) seems a bit old, as routine "seupdate" seems not recognized during
the "configure" step. This can be solved by installing arpack from github:
    git clone git@github.com:opencollab/arpack-ng.git
    cd arpack-ng
    ./bootstrap
    ./configure --prefix="some local prefix"
    make; make install
Current release as of Aug. 20th 2018 seems to compile OK with CentOS blas-devel


===== Prepare installation of Octave =====
===== prepare installation of octave =====


The remaining steps do not need to be done as root, except for
The remaining steps do not need to be done as root, except for
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     mkdir src build
     mkdir src build


===== Compiling Octave from source =====
===== get source code of octave and compile it=====


Check out a copy of the octave sources in the src directory
check out a copy of the octave sources in the src directory


     cd src
     cd src
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     make install
     make install
==== Installing using snap ====
https://snapcraft.io/install/octave/centos - Easiest way to install.
* Enable snapd. Snap is available for CentOS 7.6+, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:
    sudo yum install epel-release
* Snap can now be installed as follows:
    sudo yum install snapd
* Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
    sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
* To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
    sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
* Install octave. To install octave, simply use the following command:
    sudo snap install octave
===Redhat Enterprise Linux workstation 6.4-2.6.32-358===
Use the rpms to install
octave version: 3.4.3
yum install gnuplot
* Download and install lcms
rpm -ivh lcms2-2.8-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
* Download and install libwmf
rpm -ivh libwmf-lite-0.2.8.4-25.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
* Download GraphicsMagick and GraphicsMagick-c++ and install them
rpm -ivh GraphicsMagick-1.3.32-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh GraphicsMagick-c++-1.3.32-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
*Install suitesparse
yum install suitesparse
* Install fftw3
yum install fftw
yum install glpk
* Download and install fltk
rpm -ivh fltk-1.1.10-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
* Download and install hdf5
rpm -ivh hdf5-1.8.5.patch1-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
* Download and install qhull
rpm -ivh qhull-2003.1-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
* Install blas
yum install blas
* Download and install qrupdate
rpm -ivh qrupdate-1.1.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
* Install texinfo
yum install texinfo
* Lastly, install octave
rpm -ivh octave-3.4.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
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