[LBo] Re: Is there a package install of octave for ubuntu?

[Dave Lerner]

Yoder, Denton wrote on 02/27/2007 09:59 AM:
> I am running ubuntu 6.06.  I heard that Octave is a good Matlab replacement.
> I didn't see octave through the graphical installer.  And didn't get
> anywhere trying to sudo apt-get install octave.  Maybe I just need the
> correct package name.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Should I just be learning how to compile my own?
> 
> Newbie Denton

It seems to be in the Ubuntu repositories:
<http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=octave&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all>

You can search all the Ubuntu repositories at: <http://packages.ubuntu.com/>