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Re: OS for Octave
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asha g |
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Re: OS for Octave |
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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:33:33 +0530 (IST) |
>
> Well, the question is indeed relevant. Normally,
> people should install
> prebuild packages to run Octave and Gnuplot. Doing it
> from source
> requires one more level of expertise.
>
> Both Red Hat and Ubuntu distribute prebuilt Octave and
> gnuplot packages,
> as far as I know, but I know nothing of their relative
> merits. As far
> as I know, the best maintained prebuilt packages are those
> in Debian
> testing.
>
Thanks to everyone who has responded. I agree with Francesco- building it from
source does require a level of expertise and support and time while one is
learning to do it. I would like to, however right now I would prefer to use an
OS with a prebuilt package.
Asha
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