How To Install libmatio4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio4 on Debian 9. libmatio4 is Library to read and write Matlab MAT files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio4 on Debian 9.

What is libmatio4

libmatio4 is:

matio is an ISO C library for reading and writing Matlab MAT files.

This package contains the shared version of the library.

There are three methods to install libmatio4 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 libmatio4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatio4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmatio4

Install libmatio4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmatio4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmatio4

Install libmatio4 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 libmatio4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatio4

How To Uninstall libmatio4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmatio4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmatio4

Uninstall libmatio4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmatio4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatio4

Remove libmatio4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmatio4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatio4

Remove libmatio4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmatio4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatio4

Dependencies

libmatio4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatio4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.