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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

DynareWiki: InstallOnDebianOrUbuntu (last edited 2018-05-16 15:37:23 by SébastienVillemot)

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-Since Dynare 4.0.0, precompiled binaries packages and source packages are available for Debian and Ubuntu distributions of GNU/Linux. These packages work with both Octave and MATLAB.
+Precompiled binary packages of Dynare are available for Debian and Ubuntu distributions of GNU/Linux. These packages work with both Octave and MATLAB.
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- * for the following distributions, please read section on the [[#newpackaging|new packaging system]]:
   * Debian "Squeeze", the testing version
   * Debian "Sid", the unstable version
   * Ubuntu "Karmic Koala", the upcoming release
 * for the following distributions, please read section on the [[#oldpackaging|old packaging system]]:
   * Debian "Lenny" 5.0, the stable version
   * Ubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope" 9.04
   * Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" 8.10
   * Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 8.04
 * older distributions are not supported.
+Dynare is available in Debian and Ubuntu as an official package.
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= New packaging system =
+The status of the package can be monitored on the [[https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/dynare|Debian Tracker]].
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-The Dynare package is now available in the most recent Debian and Ubuntu distributions as an official package.
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-The status of the package can be monitored on the [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/dynare|Debian Package Tracking System]].
+|| '''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 ||
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-== Installing the packages ==
+/!\ Under Debian, you need to select the "contrib" section in your package sources if you want MATLAB support.
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-Without any special configuration, Dynare is available through you favorite package manager (apt-get, aptitude, synaptic).
+/!\ 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.

= Installing the packages =
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-If you are using MATLAB, you need to specify the correct path:
+== Under MATLAB ==
You need to specify the correct path, which depends on the version of Dynare.

For Dynare 4.4.2 and older:
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-If you are using Octave, you don't need to specify a path. On Octave 3.0 (but not 3.2), you may also want to type:
+For Dynare 4.4.3 and later:
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= Old packaging system =
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-== Configuring your package manager to receive Dynare packages ==

This should be done only before the first installation.

=== 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 lines to your package sources ===

Then you need to give two "APT lines" to your package manager; these lines are given in the following subsections (depending 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 first APT line (which begins with "deb"), then click "Add Source"
   * repeat the process for the second APT line (which begins with "deb-src")
 * or manually, by editing your {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}} with a text editor (as root), and adding the two apt lines

==== APT lines for Debian "Lenny" 5.0 ====

{{{
deb http://www.dynare.org/debian lenny main contrib
deb-src http://www.dynare.org/debian lenny main
}}}

==== APT lines for Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 8.04 ====

{{{
deb http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu hardy main contrib
deb-src http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu hardy main
}}}


==== APT lines for Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" 8.10 ====

{{{
deb http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu intrepid main contrib
deb-src http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu intrepid main
}}}

==== APT lines for Ubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope" 9.04 ====

{{{
deb http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu jaunty main contrib
deb-src http://www.dynare.org/ubuntu jaunty main
}}}

== Installing the packages ==

Using your favorite package manager (apt-get, aptitude, synaptic), update your package list.

You should now see three new packages: {{{dynare}}}, {{{dynare-matlab7.4}}} and {{{dynare-matlab7.5}}}. The former is in the "Mathematics" section, the latter are in the "Mathematics (contrib)" section.

Note that pre-compiled binaries are available for the i386 and amd64 architectures. See below for how to recompile the package if you use another architecture.

The {{{dynare}}} package contains a fully functional installation of Dynare for both Octave and Matlab. The installation is made under {{{/usr/lib/dynare}}}. The package contains: the preprocessor, the M-files, and the optimized dynamic libraries for Octave.

Since the {{{dynare}}} package does not contain optimized dynamic libraires for Matlab, you should install one of the two {{{dynare-matlab*}}} for full performance under Matlab:
 * if you have Matlab 7.5 (R2007b) or 7.6 (R2008a), install the {{{dynare-matlab7.5}}} package
 * if you have Matlab 7.4 (R2007a), install the {{{dynare-matlab7.4}}} package
 * if your Matlab version is strictly older than 7.4 (R2007a), there is currently no binary package; we may provide one in the future. In the meantime, a workaround is explained in this [[http://www.cepremap.cnrs.fr/juillard/mambo/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=95&page=viewtopic&p=3377#3377|forum message]].

The packages also contain documentation (HTML and PDF manual, PDF userguide, and other documents). These are installed in {{{/usr/share/doc/dynare}}}. 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

For the moment, the packages don't contain any example MOD-file, but this should change in the near future.

Don't forget to regularly run your package manager to get the most recent version of Dynare.

== Using Dynare ==

You can run Dynare from Octave or Matlab, by adding the correct path at runtime:
{{{
addpath /usr/lib/dynare/matlab
}}}
Under Octave, you may also want to type:
{{{
mark_as_command dynare
}}}
+You don't need to add a path, it's automatically configured.
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-Under Octave, it is possible to create a startup file which adds the correct path at every start. See DynareOctave on this topic and on other Octave-specific issues.

== Compiling the package from source ==

You can be interested in recompiling the packages, especially if binaries for your architecture are not available.

Download and unpack the source in the current directory by typing:
{{{
apt-src install dynare
}}}
(you may be asked the root password for installing packages necessary for the building process)

This should have created a {{{dynare-???}}} directory, where {{{???}}} is the current version number. Go into that directory, and type:
{{{
dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc
}}}
This should build the {{{dynare-???}}} package (in a {{{.deb}}} file), and also the {{{dynare-matlab7.4}}} (resp. {{{dynare-matlab7.5}}}) package if you have Matlab 7.4 (resp. 7.5) intalled under {{{/usr/local/matlab74}}} (resp. {{{/usr/local/matlab75}}}). You can tune the {{{debian/rules}}} file if your Matlab installation is located at another place.