# Unable to install Psychtoolbox in octave
**URL:** https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/unable-to-install-psychtoolbox-in-octave/1213
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**Created:** [October 27, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/unable-to-install-psychtoolbox-in-octave/1213 "2009-10-27T12:24:59Z")
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### Author:  [@orduek](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/orduek)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/unable-to-install-psychtoolbox-in-octave/1213/1 "2009-10-27T12:24:59Z")
I tries to install Psychtoolbox in Octave but didn't succeed
I get this error message:
ERROR: WaitSecs-MEX does not work, most likely other MEX files will not work either.
ERROR: One reason might be that your version 3.2.2 of Octave is incompatible. We recommend
ERROR: use of the latest stable version of Octave-3.2.x as announced on www.octave.org website.
ERROR: Another conceivable reason would be missing or incompatible required system libraries on your system.
ERROR: After fixing the problem, restart this installation/update routine.
Installation aborted. Fix the reported problem and retry.
I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 and tried with Octave 3.0 or 3.2
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### Author:  [@orduek](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/orduek)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/unable-to-install-psychtoolbox-in-octave/1213/2 "2009-10-28T11:19:01Z")
It worked!
thank you very much.
> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), "Mario" \ wrote:
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> \> Sorry, this is a bug introduced on our side. Should be hopefully fixed in the current "beta".
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> \> Run UpdatePsychtoolbox again.
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> \> -mario
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> \> --- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), "orduek" \ wrote:
> \> \>
> \> \> I tries to install Psychtoolbox in Octave but didn't succeed
> \> \>
> \> \> I get this error message:
> \> \> ERROR: WaitSecs-MEX does not work, most likely other MEX files will not work either.
> \> \> ERROR: One reason might be that your version 3.2.2 of Octave is incompatible. We recommend
> \> \> ERROR: use of the latest stable version of Octave-3.2.x as announced on www.octave.org website.
> \> \> ERROR: Another conceivable reason would be missing or incompatible required system libraries on your system.
> \> \>
> \> \> ERROR: After fixing the problem, restart this installation/update routine.
> \> \>
> \> \>
> \> \>
> \> \> Installation aborted. Fix the reported problem and retry.
> \> \>
> \> \> I'm using Ubuntu 9.10 and tried with Octave 3.0 or 3.2
> \> \>
> \>