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Precompiled binary packages of Dynare are available for Debian and Ubuntu distributions of GNU/Linux. These packages work with both Octave and MATLAB.

1. Available versions

Dynare is available in Debian and Ubuntu as an official package.

The status of the package can be monitored on the Debian Tracker.

Status of the packages as of 2018-02-03:

Distribution	Version of Dynare	Version of Octave used by the package
Debian Jessie 8 (oldstable)	4.4.3	3.8
Debian Stretch 9 (stable)	4.4.3	4.0
Debian Sid (unstable)	4.5.4	4.2
Ubuntu Trusty Tahr 14.04 (LTS)	4.4.1	3.8
Ubuntu Xenial Xerus 16.04 (LTS)	4.4.3	4.0

$/!\$ Under Debian, you need to select the "contrib" section in your package sources if you want MATLAB support.

$/!\$ These packages are guaranteed to be compatible with the version of Octave installed on your system. However, it may happen that your version of MATLAB is too recent for these packages (since MATLAB is not part of the release cycle of Debian and Ubuntu); if you experience inexplicable crashes/problems with MATLAB, then consider compiling Dynare from source.

2. Installing the packages

There are three packages which you may want to install:

dynare: base package, containing a fully functional installation of Dynare for Octave under /usr/share/dynare/matlab
dynare-matlab: install this package if you are using MATLAB, in order to recompile the MEX files. You will be asked a few questions by your package manager (such as the location where you installed MATLAB)
dynare-doc: documentation (HTML and PDF manual, PDF userguide, example MOD files, ...). They are installed under /usr/share/doc/dynare-doc/. The manual and the userguide are also registered:
- in the DHelp/DWWW system, in the "Science/Mathematics" section
- in Rarian (the online help system in Gnome and KDE), in the "Education/Mathematics" section

3. Using Dynare

3.1. Under MATLAB

You need to specify the correct path, which depends on the version of Dynare.

For Dynare 4.4.2 and older:

addpath /usr/share/dynare/matlab

For Dynare 4.4.3 and later:

addpath /usr/lib/dynare/matlab

Then, launch Dynare with:

dynare filename.mod

3.2. Under Octave

You don't need to add a path, it's automatically configured.

Then, launch Dynare with:

dynare filename.mod

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= Configuring your package manager to receive Dynare packages =

This should be done only before the first installation.

Packages are available from two sources:
 * Official Debian and Ubuntu archives
 * Dynare repository

Depending on your version of Debian or Ubuntu, and the version of Dynare you want, you will want to choose one or the other of these two sources.

== From official Debian and Ubuntu archive ==
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-/!\ Under Debian, you may however need to select the "contrib" section in your package sources, in order to get MATLAB support.

/!\ These packages are guaranteed to be compatible with the version of Octave installed on your system. However, it may happen that your version of MATLAB is too recent for these packages (since MATLAB is not part of the release cycle of Debian and Ubuntu); if you experience inexplicable crashes/problems with MATLAB, then consider using the more recent Dynare packages in the following section.

== From Dynare repository ==

Status of the packages as of 2014-08-01:

|| '''Distribution''' || '''Version of Dynare''' || '''Version of Octave used by the package''' || '''Supported archs''' || '''APT source line''' ||
|| Debian Squeeze 6.0 (oldstable) || 4.4.3 || 3.6 (from squeeze-backports) || {{{amd64 i386}}} || {{{deb http://www.dynare.org/debian squeeze main contrib}}} ||
|| Debian Wheezy 7 (stable) || 4.4.3 || 3.6 || {{{amd64 i386}}} || {{{deb http://www.dynare.org/debian wheezy main contrib}}} ||
|| Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04 (LTS) || 4.4.3 || 3.8 (from Octave PPA) || {{{amd64 i386}}} || {{{deb http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu precise main contrib}}} ||
|| Ubuntu Trusty Tahr 14.04 (LTS) || 4.4.3 || 3.8 || {{{amd64 i386}}} || {{{deb http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu trusty main contrib}}} ||

Notes:
 * if you are using Debian Squeeze, you must configure backports as explained on [[http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/|the backports instructions page]]
 * if you are using Ubuntu Precise, you must configure the Octave/stable PPA as explained on [[http://wiki.octave.org/Debian|the Octave wiki]]



=== Importing the cryptographic signing key ===

First, for security reasons, you should download the archive signing key, which is used to authenticate Dynare packages.

There are two ways of doing it:
 * via the graphical Synaptic package manager
   * first download [[http://www.dynare.org/dynare.public.key]], and save it somewhere
   * then launch Synaptic, go to the "Settings" menu, and click on "Repositories"
   * go to "Authentication" tab, and click on "Import Key file"
   * select the {{{dynare.public.key}}} file that you have downloaded, and click OK
 * or manually, by typing the following in a command line (assuming you have installed {{{wget}}}):
{{{
sudo wget -O - http://www.dynare.org/dynare.public.key | sudo apt-key add -
}}}

=== Adding the correct APT line to your package sources ===

Then you need to give one "APT line" to your package manager; this line is given in the previous table, and depends on your distribution.

For adding them, you can either do it:
 * via the graphical Synaptic package manager:
   * go to the "Settings" menu, and click on "Repositories"
   * go to "Third-party software" tab and click on "Add"
   * you will be asked for an APT line: copy/paste the APT line, then click "Add Source"
 * or manually, by editing your {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}} with a text editor (as root), and adding the apt line
+/!\ These packages are guaranteed to be compatible with the version of Octave installed on your system. However, it may happen that your version of MATLAB is too recent for these packages (since MATLAB is not part of the release cycle of Debian and Ubuntu); if you experience inexplicable crashes/problems with MATLAB, then consider compiling Dynare from source.