通过yum安装

# yum install octave

运行octave，报错提示

$ octave
octave: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

安装hdf5

# yum install hdf5

仍然报错，在/usr/lib64目录下做软链接

# cd /usr/lib64/
# ln -s libhdf5.so.7 libhdf5.so.6

搞定！