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 ==FreeBSD==
-If you're running FreeBSD you have two options: you can build from source (via ports) or get the precompiled package:
-*Using ports:
+The easiest way to obtain GNU Octave is to install the precompiled package as root user:
-Make sure you have your port tree updated. Check FreeBSD documentation about how to do that. Then, as root, type:
+ pkg_add -r octave
+Another possibility is to build Octave from source via Ports<ref>https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/math/octave</ref>. Make sure you have your Port tree updated. Check [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html FreeBSD documentation] about how to do that. Then, as root, type:
   cd /usr/ports/math/octave
   make install clean
-After a while you should have your octave ready to use.
+Some [[Octave Forge]] packages can be installed in the same way:
-*Using packages:
+  pkg_add -r octave-forge
-As root type:
-  pkg_add -r octave
-If everything goes fine, it'll fetch the package and install it.
-Either way it may also be a good idea to install the package called "octave-forge"
+or via Ports<ref>https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/math/octave-forge</ref>.
 == OpenBSD ==