diff --git a/client/tasks/desktop.yml b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
index b03caec16e4b6f5289106d488db2686e4490927b..5e63f1060b7b2dbf3436699d2c074408b27c7561 100644
--- a/client/tasks/desktop.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     - python-pip
     - python-virtualenv
     - root-system
+    - octave
     - libroot-bindings-python5.34
     - mysql-client
   tags: