How To Install octave-dataframe on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-dataframe on Debian 9. octave-dataframe is manipulate data in Octave similar to R data.frame

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-dataframe on Debian 9.

What is octave-dataframe

octave-dataframe is:

In the R language, a dataframe object is a way to group tabular data. The functions in this package allow the manipulation of data in a similar way in Octave. Dataframe objects in Octave can be created in a variety of ways (from other objects or from tabular data in a file) and then can be accessed either as matrix or by column name.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-dataframe on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install octave-dataframe Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-dataframe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-dataframe

Install octave-dataframe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-dataframe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install octave-dataframe

Install octave-dataframe Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-dataframe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-dataframe

How To Uninstall octave-dataframe on Debian 9

To uninstall only the octave-dataframe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-dataframe

Uninstall octave-dataframe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-dataframe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-dataframe

Remove octave-dataframe Configurations and Data

To remove octave-dataframe configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-dataframe

Remove octave-dataframe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove octave-dataframe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-dataframe

Dependencies

octave-dataframe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-dataframe package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.