How To Install octave-mapping on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mapping on Debian 11. octave-mapping is geographical mapping functions for Octave

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mapping on Debian 11.

What is octave-mapping

octave-mapping is:

This package contains simple mapping and GIS .shp and raster file functions for Octave, a numerical computation software. It includes functions for computing angular distances and displacements between points on a sphere, as well as the great circle azimuth.

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

There are three methods to install octave-mapping on Debian 11. 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-mapping 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-mapping using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-mapping

Install octave-mapping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-mapping

Install octave-mapping 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-mapping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-mapping

How To Uninstall octave-mapping on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-mapping

Uninstall octave-mapping And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-mapping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-mapping

Remove octave-mapping Configurations and Data

To remove octave-mapping configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-mapping

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-mapping have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-mapping package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.