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User manual for Iode - Department of Mathematics

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30 APPENDIX A. INSTALLING IODE<br />

After installing Matlab on a Windows system, it is helpful to set it up to<br />

launch in the correct directory. See Appendix B.<br />

Obtaining and installing Octave<br />

Octave is free s<strong>of</strong>tware, and you can obtain it fromwww.octave.org <strong>for</strong> Unix,<br />

Windows, and Mac OS X.<br />

Installing Octave on Unix systems<br />

If your home machine runs Unix, then chances are that you are already expert<br />

enough to download and install Octave yourself, following the directions at<br />

www.octave.org. If you run into trouble, your local Unix geeks will be happy<br />

to help.<br />

Installing Octave on Windows systems<br />

You can find an easy to install Windows executable at<br />

http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~adler/octave/.<br />

After downloading the .exe file, chances are that your browser will <strong>of</strong>fer<br />

to run the installation program. If not, then you should double-click on the<br />

file to activate the installation.<br />

If something goes wrong with the installation <strong>of</strong> Octave, you may be able<br />

to get some help athttp://octave.source<strong>for</strong>ge.net/Octave Windows.htm.<br />

After installing Octave under Windows, it is helpful to set it up to launch<br />

in the correct directory. See Appendix B.

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