Re: How to install octave4 in cent os

[Ron . Simonson]

On 07/13/2015 07:17 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> --- mgrameshbabu2013
> > Dear Sir,
> > I have downloaded Ocatve 4.0.0.tar.gz and also octave4.0.0.tar.xz from 
> > "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/"; I could not able to install using package 
> > installer. It shows it is not a package. I have tried in different ways to install by 
> > going through some web sites. But I could not able to install. Since I am new to linux 
> > system I need your help to install it. I will be very thankful if I get step by step 
> > procedure.
> >
> > Ps; I am running cent os 6 through VMware Player.
> > Thanks
> > Ramesh
>
> octave4.0.0.tar.xz is a source package.  No linux binary packages exist on 
> official website.
>
> Perhaps CentOS users will give more information.
>
> Tatsuro

I am running octave on several CentOS 6.5, CentOS 6.6 systems.  I
had to temporarily disable the repository list, install the epel
repository, them yum install octave and the hdf5 (if I remember
correctly) packages.  Be sure to install octave and the supporting
packages from the same repository.  When I used soft links to the
support packages, the links were broken on a subsequent octave
update.  I realize this email is somewhat vague but I hope it
helps get you started.

Talk to you later.  Ron.