5  Package Management

Add-on packages are independent of core Octave, listed at https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/

octave	description
pkg install -forge pkg	download and install pkg
pkg install	install pre-downloaded package file
pkg list	show installed packages
pkg load / pkg unload	load/unload installed package

Some popular packages

pkg load statistics
pkg load optimization
pkg load control
pkg load signal
pkg load image
pkg load symbolic