Re: Installing packages in octave on Ubuntu 12.04

[Pablo Fernandez]

I am new to octave too and I have just upgraded to ubuntu 12.04. But I
am not new to ubuntu so I'll chime in.

 I would appreciate if Ubuntu team will implement simple mouse
> copy-paste procedure and asking password if user copies files to the
> restricted area.

This is for text, not for files:

If you are used to the CTRL-C / CTRL-V keyboard shortcuts for
copy-pasting text, you have to add the SHIFT key to copy-paste from
and to the linux terminal. CTRL-C will terminate the process,
CTRL-SHIFT-C will copy the text.

You don't even need the keyboard shortcuts as you can copy-paste much
more efficiently by "select and drop" (select text as usual then drop
it with the middle button somewhere else) or "select and drag".

For files:

If you need to copy-paste or move files "the graphical way" to the
system above your home directory , you have to launch your file
browser with administrative privileges. "gksudo nautilus" or something
of the sort (it depends on your desktop environment).


> 3. There are no Forge packages in "Ubuntu Software Center" in 12.04 LTS even
> in freshly installed OS. Would be really nice if it would be included AGAIN.
> I need to address it to Ubuntu team probably, include improvement copy-paste
> procedure. Or I need to convince Octave team to get QT environment under
> control and take care of it as of Octave itself.

Yes there are, a bit hidden though. Look at the bottom border of the
software center window "Show technical elementes". Alternatively, use
the synaptic package manager.

>
> Thanks again for the help and for free Octave and for free Forge packages.
> Alexander
>


Jordi said:
Sigh, really?

Jordi, FYI:

$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04 LTS"

$ sudo dpkg -l | grep octave
[sudo] password for pablo:
ii  octave3.2                              3.2.4-12
            GNU Octave language for numerical computations (3.2
branch)
ii  octave3.2-common                       3.2.4-12
            architecture-independent files for octave3.2
rc  qtoctave                               0.10.1-1ubuntu1
            Qt front-end to Octave
$ sudo apt-get install octave-control
Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias
Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho
Se instalarán los siguientes paquetes NUEVOS:
  octave-control
0 actualizados, 1 se instalarán, 0 para eliminar y 0 no actualizados.
Necesito descargar 433 kB de archivos.
Se utilizarán 1.487 kB de espacio de disco adicional después de esta operación.
Des:1 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe
octave-control all 1.0.11-2 [433 kB]
....