octave | GNU Octave language for numerical computations (2.9 branch) | Mehr ...
Octave is a (mostly Matlab (R) compatible) high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command-line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically. . This package is an empty 'virtual' package whose sole purpose is to install the current Octave version from the 2.9 branch (the recommended testing branch) . . Once you have the octave2.9 package installed, you can remove this package.