How To Install gretl-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gretl-data on Kali Linux.

What is gretl-data

gretl-data is:

The GNU Regression, Econometric and Time-Series Library (gretl) is a software package for econometric analysis. The package comprises a shared library, a command-line client program, and a graphical client built using GTK+.

This package provides data sets (included in the gretl sources) which are used by the main gretl program.

There are three methods to install gretl-data 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 gretl-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gretl-data

Install gretl-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gretl-data

Install gretl-data 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 gretl-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gretl-data

How To Uninstall gretl-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gretl-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gretl-data

Uninstall gretl-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gretl-data

Remove gretl-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gretl-data

Remove gretl-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gretl-data

Dependencies

gretl-data have the following dependencies:

• gretl

References

• gretl-data website

Summary

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