How To Install octave-info on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-info on Debian 10.
What is octave-info
octave-info is:
This is a transitional dummy package for the for Octave info documentation. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install octave-info on Debian 10. 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-info 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-info using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-info
Install octave-info Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-info using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-info
Install octave-info 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-info using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-info
How To Uninstall octave-info on Debian 10
To uninstall only the octave-info package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-info
Uninstall octave-info And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-info
Remove octave-info Configurations and Data
To remove octave-info configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-info
Remove octave-info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-info
Dependencies
octave-info have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-info package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
