Re: Seeking help installing packages. New to Octave.

[Fausto Arinos de A. Barbuto]

On 07-09-2015 17:35, Jigyasa wrote:
>   Hi !
> I am new to Octave.
> Just installed Octave 4.0.0 in my Ubuntu 14.04 system.
>
> On typing '*ver*' in the Command Window got to know that there were 'no
> packages installed'.
>
> I am trying '*pkg install -forge image*' but nothing happens
>
> Now, Tried downloading and '*pkg install image-2.4.1.tar.gz*' ; it says
> missing COPYING file, but the file exists when I manually checked it.
>
> Any help pls ?
>
> Also tried: sudo apt-get install octave-image, but it gives the following
> error:
>
> /The following packages have unmet dependencies:  octave-image :
> Depends: octave (>= 3.8.0) but it is not going to be installed
> Depends: octave-general (>= 1.3.0) but it is not going to be installed
> Depends: octave-signal (>= 1.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages./
>
> Why does it say 'not going to be installed' ?
>
> Also tried '*sudo apt-get install octave-general octave-signal*' , same
> error saying broken dependencies.
>
> Help appreciated.
>
> Regards

After a couple of minutes (yes, you must be patient sometimes) the command:

pkg -forge install image

installed the package "image" on my computer. Octave 4.0.0, Ubuntu 14.04-64.

HTH,

Fausto