How To Install matlab2tikz on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab2tikz on Kali Linux.

What is matlab2tikz

matlab2tikz is:

matlab2tikz is an Octave script for converting Octave figures into native TikZ/Pgfplots figures, which can then easily be incorporated into a LaTeX document. It supports the conversion of most Octave figures, including 2D and 3D plots.

This package is also compatible with the (nonfree) MATLAB software.

There are three methods to install matlab2tikz 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 matlab2tikz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install matlab2tikz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install matlab2tikz

Install matlab2tikz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install matlab2tikz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install matlab2tikz

Install matlab2tikz 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 matlab2tikz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install matlab2tikz

How To Uninstall matlab2tikz on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the matlab2tikz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove matlab2tikz

Uninstall matlab2tikz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall matlab2tikz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove matlab2tikz

Remove matlab2tikz Configurations and Data

To remove matlab2tikz configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge matlab2tikz

Remove matlab2tikz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove matlab2tikz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matlab2tikz

Dependencies

matlab2tikz have the following dependencies:

• octave

References

• matlab2tikz website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab2tikz package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.