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Windows installers are available for the latest version of Octave ({{Release}}, released on {{Release Date}}) from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/windows/. 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.
On 64 bit Windows 10, we can now use linux applications using WSL(Windows Subsystem for linux). We now use and build linux version Octave.  
The original page editor only uses Ubuntu 18.04 so that description is limited to Ubuntu. Edit from people who use other distribution are welcome


=Installers for Microsoft Windows=
= Preparation =
 
* The first thing you carry out to install WSL. See Microsft Page [https://docs.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows/wsl/install-win10]. 


The easiest way to install GNU Octave on Microsoft Windows is by using [http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/ MXE] builds.  For the current release, both 32-bit and 64-bit installers and zip archived packages (.zip and .7z formats) can be found at https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/windows/.


* For executable installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts.  It is recommended that the installation path does not include spaces or non-ASCII characters.  Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically.
* For executable installers: the user can simply run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen installation prompts.  It is recommended that the installation path does not include spaces or non-ASCII characters.  Shortcuts to the program will be created automatically.
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