Re: how to install octave-Forge on linux mint?

[c.]

On 7 Apr 2012, at 11:31, Robert H wrote:

> I see many packages around, but no idea how to install them.
> I see now package called octave-Forge
that is a website, not a package

> http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php
> 
> But I do not see this listed on linux mint synaptic package manager.

octave extension packages in debian are named 

octave-<package name>

for example 

sudo apt-get install octave-control

will install the control package


> it says to use command  
> 
> pkg install  file.tar.gz
> 
> but on linux mint, I see no command called pkg.

that command must be issued inside Octave. 

I would not recommend mixing octave extensions installed
via apt/synaptic and those installed directly via Octave.

> Is there a way to install all of octave packages?

Did you install ALL packages in the Debian distribution on your system?

You defenitely do not need to install all packages, 
and actually you should avoid this as some of them 
are actually mutually exclusive. 

> I really do not want to go download files myself from the net here and there, 
> and with no help to tell one what functions are installed, this is not going 
> to work for me.


If your version of Octave is new enogh (>= 3.4) you can use the command

pkg install -forge 

to install forge packages without downloading them or, equivalently, you can 
select all the packages you need from inside synaptic.

c.