Re: Wiki : Octave for GNU/Linux

[Mike Miller]

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.

> 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

-- 
mike

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