It’s available to download for free and you could install it on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Here’s how to get started.

What Is GNU Octave?

Mathematical equations and graphs solved on GNU octave

The tool comes under the terms of GNU General Public License.

Octave offers its users the flexibility to either use acommand-line interfaceor a GUI for plotting graphs and visualizing data.

Launch Ubuntu Software from the applications menu and search for GNU Octave.

Octave showing on ubuntu software manager

This will provide you with all the available options.

Select GNU Octave and clickInstallto begin the installation process.

You will see the Octave Welcome page after you fire off the program.

Welcome page of gnu octave is displayed

On this page, clickNext.

Check off the box if you want to get news related to the community and then clickNext.

ClickFinishto end the setup box.

Octave community news page is displayed

you’re free to now start exploring Octave and get familiar with its user interface.

Also, double-check toupdate and upgrade the packages on Ubuntubefore proceeding with the installation.

Provide the password to continue.

octave setup’s last page displaying useful resources

you’re free to now plant the latest version of Octave from Flathub.

This allows snaps to run on almost all Linux distributions from a single build.

Most Linux users prefer snaps as they update automatically and are easy to roll back.

Octave’s user interface is displayed

First, you need toinstall snapd on your machine.

To uninstall the tool, hit theTrashicon at the top right, next toPermissions.

To confirm that you want to remove the tool, clickUninstall.

Octave is being installed using flatpak

This will completely remove Octave from your system.

The tool offers a rich mathematical toolbox and concise syntax.

The language is similar to MATLAB and therefore switching between the two languages is very easy.

Octave on software manager is displayed

Octave offers extensive graphic capabilities to visualize data for better comprehension.

With Octave, you’ve got the option to perform difficult calculations and build graphs with ease.

The whole package is really handy for someone who has to perform heavy scientific computations frequently.