How do I install gnucap or octave?

Question

I have tried to install gnucap (I downloaded it from the website http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnucap/ with the extension .tar.gz) in the Ubuntu live-usb. I have tried to do it in the terminal with:

sudo apt-get install gnucap

But the problem is that it always tell me :

E:Unable to Locate Package

Could someone tell me what should I do to install the software?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 03 '12 at 00:55

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The way to install a file *.tar.gz is first decompress it with tar -zxvf file.tar.gz and then running the binary file or installing with, ./configure; make install.

Octave is in the Ubuntu universe and can be installed with synaptic or apt-get. The package name is "octave".

edited Sep 03 '12 at 00:55

jokerdino

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answered Mar 20 '12 at 21:06

LnxSlck

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '12 at 20:38

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If you're on a LiveCD you need to sudo apt-get update first, then try your install command.

Try that and then please update your question with the results.

answered Mar 20 '12 at 20:38

Jorge Castro

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How do I install gnucap or octave?

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