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=== Installation === | |||
Octave binary packages are provided from the OSS repository of all recent openSUSE versions. Octave can be installed using [https://software.opensuse.org/package/octave One Click Install], YaST, or the zypper command: | |||
zypper install octave | |||
==== The science repository ==== | |||
If you want to use | If you want to use '''latest stable version of Octave''', you can obtain the binary packages via [http://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=science&package=octave One Click Install] from the science repository. | ||
To add the science repository manually, use the zypper commands (<code><openSUSE_version></code> is for example <code>openSUSE_Leap_42.3</code>): | |||
zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/<openSUSE_version>/science.repo | |||
zypper refresh | |||
And to install Octave from the science repository type: | |||
zypper install --from science octave | |||
=== Octave Forge packages === | |||
[[Octave-Forge]] binary packages are provided from the OSS and science repository. You can list all available packages by the zypper command: | |||
zypper search octave-forge* | |||
=== Linear algebra libraries === | |||
openSUSE uses reference BLAS and LAPACK implementations by default, but ATLAS or OpenBLAS are usually much faster. You can switch it by update-alternatives mechanism: | |||
/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config libblas.so.3 | |||
/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config liblapack.so.3 | |||
Example: | |||
There are 4 choices for the alternative libblas.so.3 (providing /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3). | |||
Selection Path Priority Status | |||
------------------------------------------------------------ | |||
* 0 /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3.4.2 50 auto mode | |||
1 /usr/lib64/atlas/libsatlas.so.3 20 manual mode | |||
2 /usr/lib64/atlas/libtatlas.so.3 20 manual mode | |||
3 /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3.4.2 50 manual mode | |||
4 /usr/lib64/libopenblasp.so.0 20 manual mode | |||
See [https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Science_Linear_algebra_libraries linear algebra libraries page] at openSUSE wiki for more information. | |||
=== Image export and import === | |||
GraphicsMagick++ library from openSUSE repositories was compiled with quantum depth 16 which limits reading and writing images to 16 bit. See more details on [[GraphicsMagick]] wiki page. | |||
=== Bug reporting === | |||
You can report openSUSE specific bugs by pressing "Report Bug" button on [https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/science/octave OBS Octave page] (openSUSE bugzilla account required). | |||
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Revision as of 10:57, 21 July 2017
Installation
Octave binary packages are provided from the OSS repository of all recent openSUSE versions. Octave can be installed using One Click Install, YaST, or the zypper command:
zypper install octave
The science repository
If you want to use latest stable version of Octave, you can obtain the binary packages via One Click Install from the science repository.
To add the science repository manually, use the zypper commands (<openSUSE_version>
is for example openSUSE_Leap_42.3
):
zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/<openSUSE_version>/science.repo zypper refresh
And to install Octave from the science repository type:
zypper install --from science octave
Octave Forge packages
Octave-Forge binary packages are provided from the OSS and science repository. You can list all available packages by the zypper command:
zypper search octave-forge*
Linear algebra libraries
openSUSE uses reference BLAS and LAPACK implementations by default, but ATLAS or OpenBLAS are usually much faster. You can switch it by update-alternatives mechanism:
/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config libblas.so.3
/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config liblapack.so.3
Example:
There are 4 choices for the alternative libblas.so.3 (providing /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ * 0 /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3.4.2 50 auto mode 1 /usr/lib64/atlas/libsatlas.so.3 20 manual mode 2 /usr/lib64/atlas/libtatlas.so.3 20 manual mode 3 /usr/lib64/libblas.so.3.4.2 50 manual mode 4 /usr/lib64/libopenblasp.so.0 20 manual mode
See linear algebra libraries page at openSUSE wiki for more information.
Image export and import
GraphicsMagick++ library from openSUSE repositories was compiled with quantum depth 16 which limits reading and writing images to 16 bit. See more details on GraphicsMagick wiki page.
Bug reporting
You can report openSUSE specific bugs by pressing "Report Bug" button on OBS Octave page (openSUSE bugzilla account required).