Download packages for actave

[i.mehrzad]

How do i download packages that are meant for octave. I know that octave packages are written individually. But from where must one download these packages. From the Repositories???

[xeth_delta]

The package management system takes care of downloading and installing the programs/packages. All you have to do is choose what you need.

There are several alternatives. If you want a graphical interface, you can use Synaptic (for Gnome), Adept (for KDE). There you can search for octave and the related packages will be shown.

If you prefer the command line, you can:

apt-cache search search_term
or
aptitude search search_term
for searching, and to install
apt-get install package_name
or
aptitude install package_name

A lot more information here:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware
and here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement