03a - Installing MATLAB-compatible free software

GNU Octave

MATLAB is a commercial software package, to practice MATLAB-related tasks at home, installing GNU Octave, a free software project is recommended instead. The environments are fully compatible in the fields required during classes. Octave can be run on Microsoft Windows, GNU Linux, BSD or macOS.

GNU Octave project website: https://www.gnu.org

Microsoft Windows

In Microsoft Windows, installation is done using a graphical installer. Go to webpage:

https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/#install

choose Windows tab, download the newest 64-bit version installer (5.1.0 as of now), run it. You may be warned about missing Java installation - it is not required for basic usage.

macOS

To install Octave on Apple macOS follow below instructions:

https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_macOS

Linux Ubuntu

In Ubuntu Linux, the easiest way to install the newest Octave version is to use Flatpack package manager. Use below tutorial to install GNU Octave:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2018/07/install-latest-gnu-octave-4-4-ubuntu-18-04/

Authors: Jakub Tomczyński, Tomasz Mańkowski, Rafał Kabaciński