How To Install octave-geometry on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-geometry on Kali Linux. octave-geometry is extension of MatGeom functionality in Octave

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-geometry on Kali Linux.

What is octave-geometry

octave-geometry is:

This package extends the MatGeom functions for Octave, a scientific computing software. It is useful to create, transform, manipulate and display geometric primitives in 2D. It also contains functions for performing boolean operations between two polygons and to manipulate files in SVG and gmsh formats.

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

There are three methods to install octave-geometry on Kali Linux. 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-geometry 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-geometry using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-geometry

Install octave-geometry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-geometry

Install octave-geometry Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-geometry

How To Uninstall octave-geometry on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-geometry

Uninstall octave-geometry And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-geometry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-geometry

Remove octave-geometry Configurations and Data

To remove octave-geometry configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-geometry

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-geometry have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-geometry package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.