# HG changeset patch
# User Markus Mützel
Thank you for installing GNU Octave!
-Octave 5.2 is a minor release mainly focused on fixing bugs found in Octave 5.1.
+Octave 6.1 is a major release with many new features and improvements. Among
+other things, it brings updates for Matlab compatibility, better graphics, and
+many general improvements since version 5.2.
A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes from the News menu.
By default, Octave now installs to the system wide default program installation
+location (likely inside It is now also possible to install Octave without administrative privileges.
+
-During the installation a default BLAS library was selected. The installer
+ During the installation, a default BLAS library was selected. The installer
contains two BLAS implementations,
the NetLib reference BLAS
-and OpenBLAS.
-
-The choice of library may be changed after installation by copying
-either librefblas.dll or libopenblas.dll to the file libblas.dll in the bin
-folder of the Octave installation, or running blas_switch from the same folder.
-Welcome
+Welcome
Changed default installation location
+C:\Program Files\GNU Octave
).
In that case (or if an admin choses to install for the "local user" only),
+the default installation location is inside
+%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\GNU Octave
.BLAS Library Selection
-
The used implementation can be changed after installation with the "BLAS +Switcher" in the Start menu.
+-A number of Octave-Forge packages have been included with Octave, however they -must be loaded in order to use them. -
+A +number of Octave-Forge packages has been included with Octave for Windows. +However, the packages must be loaded in order to use them.
pkg list
command.
pkg load PACKAGENAME
command.
-Other packages are available from -Octave-Forge. -
-Other packages are available from +Octave-Forge.
+ +Octave has a community that lives from its users. You are welcome to share +with that community.
+For help and support, visit the +Octave Discourse forum.
+Please, report any problems with Octave on the +Octave website.