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Hi Everybody,

 I've got a quick question regarding post-installation of software. I tried to install the program Octave using the untar-configure-make-make install process, but I had some errors I couldn't resolve so I just went to YaST's software management section. I installed Octave and its libraries, rebooted the computer, and wish to run Octave, but I can't seem to find it. Any ideas on where the program is located or anything I have to do in order to finish installation?

I am using openSUSE 12.3 and trying to run Octave 3.6.4

I’m very new to Linux (two weeks-ish), so if it seems like I’m missing some fundamental step, please let me know.

Thanks!

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I am using SUSE version 12.3, and Octave version 3.6.4

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On 2013-08-13 21:36, triznakj wrote:

> couldn’t resolve so I just went to YaST’s software management section. I
> installed Octave and its libraries, rebooted the computer, and wish to
> run Octave, but I can’t seem to find it. Any ideas on where the program
> is located or anything I have to do in order to finish installation?

In YaST software management there is a tab that lists the files of the
selected package. At least it does so in the KDE version.

Otherwise, the command (run in a terminal):


rpm -ql packagename

lists the contents of ‘packagename’.

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Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

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On 08/13/2013 04:18 PM, Carlos E. R. pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> On 2013-08-13 21:36, triznakj wrote:
>
>> couldn’t resolve so I just went to YaST’s software management section. I
>> installed Octave and its libraries, rebooted the computer, and wish to
>> run Octave, but I can’t seem to find it. Any ideas on where the program
>> is located or anything I have to do in order to finish installation?
> In YaST software management there is a tab that lists the files of the
> selected package. At least it does so in the KDE version.

Only for installed packages (just in case some people start to think
that it also works for uninstalled packages).

>
> Otherwise, the command (run in a terminal):
>
>


> rpm -ql packagename
>

>
> lists the contents of ‘packagename’.
>

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On 08/13/2013 09:36 PM, triznakj wrote:
>
> rebooted the computer . . .I can’t seem to find it.

i’ve never installed or used Octave, but i just googled it and found
“Octave is normally used through its interactive command line
interface” which means it may not have a nice icon you can click on
to launch it…instead, open a terminal and try typing in


octave

and press enter…

if that fails, why not have a look at their documentation…i’d guess
you can get to it from here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/support.html

btw, why did you reboot after the install? ah, habit i
guess…rebooting in Linux you mostly only needed after a kernel or
version change…

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you need to install qtoctave

that will give you a menu entry

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as well as a gui so you don’t have to do everything in a terminal window.

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