roberto wrote: > Hi all, > i know two different packages (among others) are downloadable for math > computing: > octave and octave-forge > > i have installed and currently using octave 2.1.69 but what are the > differences with octave-forge?? > can i install octave-forge without conflict with octave 2.1? (aptitude > says yes...) > programs in octave 2.1 are compatibles with octave-forge? > or is just octave-forge a bundle of packages usable also from within octave?? > > thank you very much, any help is appreciated : ) >
Hello Roberto. AFAIK, octave-forge is an add-on to octave with aditional fuctions. I have installed this octave stuff: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l | grep octave ii octave 2.1.69-1 GNU Octave language for numerical computatio ii octave-ci 99.09-2 Contributed functions for the GNU Octave lan ii octave-forge 2004.11.16-7 Contributed functions for GNU Octave from ht ii octave2.1 2.1.69-1 GNU Octave language for numerical computatio ii octave2.1-doc 2.1.69-1 PDF documentation on the GNU Octave language ii octave2.1-html 2.1.69-1 HTML documentation on the GNU Octave languag ii octave2.1-info 2.1.69-1 GNU Info documentation on the GNU Octave lan [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Enjoy! Ramiro. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]