Re: Installing packages in octave on Ubuntu 12.04

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 23, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:

> On Dec 23, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> 
>> On 12/23/2012 06:01 PM, Clydee wrote:
>>> Jordi,
>>> 
>>> Under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
>>> 
>>>> From the Octave manual, it tells me that I can download octave packages and
>>> install them simply with 
>>> 
>>> for example...
>>> 
>>> pkg install controll-1.0.11.tar.gz  
>>> 
>>> and I get Permission denied.  
>>> 
>>> Attempting the same wtih pkg install -forge control
>>> 
>>> returns 
>>> warning: file -forge does not exist
>>> warning: file control does not exist
>>> 
>>> Ubuntu software center knows nothing about Octave packages.
>> 
>> Did you try the synaptics package manager?
>> 
>> I must admit that my experience is with ubuntu 10, not 12.
> 
> For Ubuntu 12, Synaptic was replaced by the "Ubuntu Software Center".   I 
> don't see any of Octave's packages available from the Ubuntu Software Center. 
>  I also don't see them listed by "dpkg --list".
> 
> I'm only a novice with Linux, so maybe I'm missing something?
> 
> Ben

Opps ... I found the problem.  The Software Center filters the results.  To the 
right of the "All Software" icon/button at the top of the Software Center there 
is a pull down menu.  If "Provided by Ubuntu" is selected then Octave's 
packages show up ... the "All Software" name fooled me.  I had thought "all 
software" would be seen.

Ben