I returned to my local octave source directory, ran "make uninstall", and then ran "apt-get install octave". Installation went through perfectly. Please close this defect report, if I am unable to do it myself.
** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280920 Title: octave dependency error on libscintilla2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1280920/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs