How To Install libmatio-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio-dev on Kali Linux. libmatio-dev is MATLAB MAT File I/O Library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmatio-dev

libmatio-dev is:

matio is a C library for reading and writing MATLAB MAT files.

This package contains the development files needed to compile software to use the libmatio API.

There are three methods to install libmatio-dev 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 libmatio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmatio-dev

Install libmatio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatio-dev

Install libmatio-dev 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 libmatio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatio-dev

How To Uninstall libmatio-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmatio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmatio-dev

Uninstall libmatio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatio-dev

Remove libmatio-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatio-dev

Remove libmatio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatio-dev

Dependencies

libmatio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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