Re: Installing Octave on Asus Eee PC 4G under Linux (Debian) - Help urgently needed

[Thomas Weber]

Am Donnerstag, den 28.08.2008, 13:15 +0000 schrieb Renato F:
> Dear all,
> 
> As a research engineer, I have found the Octave software extremely
> useful. In addition, I have recently bought new Eee PC 4G.
> Now I am trying to complete the minimum configuration that I will be
> able to use for a filed work.
> 
> Since I am not a Linux expert, 

This is a problem here (you don't need to be a Linux expert, but some
experience with Debian would help).

> I will greatly appreciate if someone can post a step-by-step procedure
> for Octave (which package?) installation on the Asus Eee PC 4G.

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/addingxandrosrepos

should help you to get additional software. It seems the repository
there have a Debian etch system recompiled, so you can get 2.9.9 from
there (which is rather old), but it's probably easier than compiling
yourself.

I'm actually not sure you will have much fun with Octave and the Eee PC,
the system isn't meant for number crunshing.

        Thomas