Launching Octave from the Terminal?!

[Jefgeni]

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am using Octave on a Linux (Ubuntu) operating system. Since I am new to Linux my following question might be trivial and possibly unnecessary. Still, I hope to get an answer from you. 

I started using octave on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS where I could launch Octave directly from the Terminal AND work in the very same Terminal, i.e., the terminal where I launched Octave was at the same time my workspace! At the same time also, I had the GUI which I could open if I pleased doing so. Now, I upgraded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to the newly released stable version 16.04 LTS, and now, if I am typing "~$: octave" in the terminal the GUI opens, i.e., I cannot use the terminal as my workspace anymore. I have started missing this feature, and I was wondering whether I could retrieve this feature somehow by a corresponding change of the settings? 

I look forward to hear from you!

Cheers,

Jefgeni

  

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