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Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux
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Tatsuro MATSUOKA |
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Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux |
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Sun, 10 Feb 2019 15:49:08 +0900 (JST) |
----- Original Message -----
> From: Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden>
> To: Mike Miller <address@hidden>
> Cc: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
> Date: 2019/2/10, Sun 13:19
> Subject: Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux
>
>> From: Mike Miller
>
>> To: Tatsuro MATSUOKA
>> Cc: octave-maintainers
>> Date: 2019/2/10, Sun 08:39
>> Subject: Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 08:07:32 +0900, Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
>>> Wiki for Octave for GNU/Linux
>>>
>>> http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_GNU/Linux
>>>
>>> The below is described:
>>>
>>> The recommended way for installing Octave and Octave-Forge packages on
>>> GNU/Linux systems is via each distribution package installation
>>> system.
>>
>> That's still the best recommendation.
>>
>>> However, version of octave of each distribution package is not always
>> latest.
>>
>> Right.
>>
>>> The octave by flatpak is now mentioned in octave main.
>>> However, on flatpack we cannot install Octave-Forge packages at
> present.
>>>
>>
>
> http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/package-installing-from-flatpak-flathub-td4689943.html
>
>>
>> I don't think that's right. I have successfully installed and
> tested
>> various Octave Forge packages with the flatpak build of Octave. Can you
>> be more specific?
>
>> I suggested in that thread 3 months ago that people should report issues
>> installing specific packages.
>
>
> Ubuntu 16.04
>
> $ sudo flatpak run org.octave.Octave
>
>
> octave:1> pkg install -forge -verbose control
> warning: creating installation directory /app/share/octave/packages
> warning: called from
> install at line 30 column 5
> pkg at line 437 column 9
> error: could not create installation directory: Read-only file system
> error: called from
> install at line 33 column 7
> pkg at line 437 column 9
>
> The control package is very popular package.
> (I use signal package and signal package requires control package)
>
>
>>> I am an Ubuntu user and always build octave from source to use the
> latest
>>> octave and octave-forge packages.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Ubuntu, build octave from source is not so difficult if one get
> build
>>> instruction
>>> https://www.scivision.co/compiling-octave-4-on-ubuntu/
>>>
>>> I think that build information is better also be included in
>>>
>>> http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_GNU/Linux
>>
>> I disagree. I don't think that page should include all of the details
> of
>> how to build Octave from source. That page is a gateway to specific
>> instructions for each distribution. It should remain very high-level and
>> show how to install Octave simply using each distro package manager.
>>
>> The specifics about building Octave on Debian and Ubuntu systems are at
>>
>> https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_Debian_systems
>
> OK. I understand.
> However, some dependencies (e.g. version of qt is 4) are outdated.
>
> Information build from source is required for power uses who
> want use development version of octave.
>
> Information here are better to be updated.
>
> Appearance of WSL, the easiest way to use development
> octave on windows 10 (64bit) is to build octave on WSL.
>
> I sometimes build dev. octave on WSL.
>
> Tatsuro
http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_GNU/Linux
Debian and Debian-based (such as Ubuntu)
Main article: Octave for Debian systems
Simply install Octave from your distribution repository:
apt-get install octave
=>
apt install octave
I think
Tatsuro