Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

----- 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