How To Install matlab-gdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab-gdf on Kali Linux. matlab-gdf is IO library for the GDF – Matlab interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab-gdf on Kali Linux.

What is matlab-gdf

matlab-gdf is:

GDF (General Dataformat for Biosignals) is intended to provide a generic storage for biosignals, such as EEG, ECG, MEG etc.

This package builds Matlab bindings for GDF at installation time. Note that this package depends on Matlab – a commercial software that needs to be obtain and installed separately.

There are three methods to install matlab-gdf 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 matlab-gdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install matlab-gdf

Install matlab-gdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install matlab-gdf

Install matlab-gdf 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 matlab-gdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install matlab-gdf

How To Uninstall matlab-gdf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the matlab-gdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove matlab-gdf

Uninstall matlab-gdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matlab-gdf

Remove matlab-gdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge matlab-gdf

Remove matlab-gdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matlab-gdf

Dependencies

matlab-gdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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