libreadline5 and libreadline6 should be co-installable so this should prove no problem. What is the exact error you get if you try to install octave3.2 in ubuntu 9.10?
** Changed in: octave3.2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: octave3.2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Wenning (andreas-wenning) -- libreadline5, libreadline6 and ubuntu 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs