How To Install octave-htmldoc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-htmldoc on Debian 9.
What is octave-htmldoc
octave-htmldoc is:
Octave is a (mostly Matlab (R) compatible) high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command-line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically.
This package provides the following documentation in html format: a document on the C++ classes used by Octave, as well as the main octave documentation which is also included in info format in the main Octave package.
There are three methods to install octave-htmldoc 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-htmldoc 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-htmldoc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-htmldoc
Install octave-htmldoc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-htmldoc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-htmldoc
Install octave-htmldoc 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-htmldoc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-htmldoc
How To Uninstall octave-htmldoc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the octave-htmldoc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-htmldoc
Uninstall octave-htmldoc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-htmldoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-htmldoc
Remove octave-htmldoc Configurations and Data
To remove octave-htmldoc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-htmldoc
Remove octave-htmldoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-htmldoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-htmldoc
Dependencies
octave-htmldoc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-htmldoc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
