It seems that /usr/lib symlinks to alternatives disappeared during some updates.
holly:/etc/alternatives# update-alternatives --auto liblapack.so.3gf update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/liblapack.so.3gf because link group liblapack.so.3gf is broken. holly:/etc/alternatives# update-alternatives --auto libblas.so.3gf update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/libblas.so.3gf because link group libblas.so.3gf is broken. After that, octave works again. -- Jindrich Makovicka -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org