This bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu. This bug is resolved with octave 4.2.1-2build1 in 17.10 and octave-4.2.1-7 in 18.04.
If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please perform as much as possible of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention. The specific upstream change that fixed this bug is https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/58a4c5633efd [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure ** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1694643 Title: Octave user perferences are owned by root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1694643/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
