Which Version of Octave is Available on Campus?

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The current stable version of Octave available on campus is 3.0.1, which features an interface similar to MATLAB, including an 'edit' page for scripts and M-files. Users can update their Octave version by downloading the appropriate .rpm package from the official GNU website. The discussion highlights the ease of installation through package management systems in Linux distributions, eliminating the need for manual compilation.

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Hello everyone.

I recently had to use Octave on campus, and I noticed they had a newer version from the last time I used it. The interface is very much more like that of MATLAB's, with the history, file directory etc. on the left-hand side; but most importantly, it allowed you to have an 'edit' page for writing scripts and M-files, like MATLAB, which you can run from the 'input' page (sorry I don't know the technical terms.).

The version I have on my laptop is 2.9, so does anybody know which version of Octave this was they had on campus, or is there some way I can update my version so it is more like this?
 
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You should be able to go to the website and download an updated .rpm and install it.
 
Im sorry, I'm not so hot with computers- what is this .rpm you talk about?
 
I don't know what operating system you use, but the current stable version of Octave is 3.0.1, available for several different systems here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html

By the way, an .rpm is a package for the Redhat Package Manager - Most linux distributions have package management systems so that you don't have to compile the software yourself.
 

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