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Re: Installing packages in octave on Ubuntu 12.04
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Stephen Montgomery-Smith |
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Re: Installing packages in octave on Ubuntu 12.04 |
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Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:38:38 -0600 |
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On 12/23/2012 06:59 PM, Clydee wrote:
> No, I had not. I tried it, and indeed at least the control package, of which
> I had most interest was there, but hardly any others. But now I want the
> image package and more...
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> I got my start with Ubuntu 10.10 and cannot recall having such trouble with
> it nor with 11.04. Downloading packages from sourceforge and installing
> them directly used to work as did the synaptic package manager
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> It does somehow seem that with every new release, Canonical Supremely
> Succeeds in breaking many vital things, like, for instance wireless, or the
> desktop.
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> This is another example.
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> Further advice from anyone reading this thread will be welcome.
>
OK, off topic. But I just downloaded ubuntu 12.04 and then installed
the MATE window manager. It looks just like GNOME with ubuntu 10.04!
And it even includes the synaptics package manager.