To be more precise: libreadline8t64 seems to be the problem. It works in the following config:
apt list --installed |grep readline libreadline-dev/now 8.2-6 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.3-1] libreadline8t64/now 8.2-6 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.3-1] php8.4-readline/questing,now 8.4.5-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] readline-common/questing,questing,now 8.3-1 all [installed] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2118818 Title: Upgrade of readline to 8.3.1 breaks Octave To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/readline/+bug/2118818/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs