{"id":13154,"date":"2021-12-20T13:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=13154"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:11:21","slug":"how-to-install-octave-on-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/how-to-install-octave-on-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Octave on Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction:<\/h2>\n<p>Octave is a special purpose high level programming language. It is used to perform numerical computations very easily and with a very high level of precision. Moreover, it is a very good alternative to MATLAB. In this article, we will talk about the installation procedure of Octave on a Linux Mint 20 system.<\/p>\n<h2>Procedure of Installing Octave on Linux Mint 20:<\/h2>\n<p>For installing Octave on Linux Mint 20, you just need to perform the following steps:<\/p>\n<h3>Step # 1: Begin with a System Update:<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need to begin with a system update that can take place with the command stated below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt update<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"22\" class=\"wp-image-13155\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-389.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-389.png 369w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-389-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 2: Install Octave on your Updated System:<\/h3>\n<p>After that, you can install Octave on an updated system by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt-get install octave<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-13156\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-390.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-390.png 462w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-390-300x16.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 3: Launch the Octave Terminal for Confirming its Installation:<\/h3>\n<p>Once Octave is successfully installed on your system, you can access its terminal by executing the command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ octave<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"23\" class=\"wp-image-13157\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-391.png\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Octave terminal is shown in the following image:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"327\" class=\"wp-image-13158\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-392.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-392.png 615w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-392-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For exiting from the Octave terminal, you simply need to run the command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>&gt; quit<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"123\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-13159\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-393.png\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>How to Remove Octave from Linux Mint 20?<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to remove Octave from your Linux Mint 20 machine at any instance, then you can run the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt-get purge --autoremove octave<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-13160\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-394.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-394.png 552w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/word-image-394-300x13.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>In this tutorial, we learned to install the Octave programming language on a Linux Mint 20 machine. After having this programming language installed on your Linux Mint 20 system, the complex numerical computations can be performed very conveniently.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Octave is a special purpose high level programming language. It is used to perform numerical computations very easily and with a very high level of precision. 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