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Octave Online has the most popular packages pre-installed (see which ones with "pkg list"). However, if you want a package that is not listed, here is how you can install a custom package just in your own account.
- Download the tar.gz file for your package from Octave Forge. For example, click the "Download Package" button on http://octave.sourceforge.net/mypackage/
- Upload the tar.gz file to Octave Online in your workspace.
- Run pkg install mypackage-x.y.z.tar.gz from the command prompt. Replace "mypackage-x.y.z.tar.gz" with the file name that you downloaded from Octave Forge. Note: If it tells you at this step that the package is missing a dependency, you may need to go install that dependency using the same procedure.
- Optional: Delete the file mypackage-x.y.z.tar.gz. You won't be needing it anymore.
- Run pkg load mypackage to load the package.
Steps 1-4 need to be done only once. You will need to do step 5 (running "pkg load mypackage") whenever you need to use the package on a new session.