How To Install octave-arduino on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-arduino on Debian 10.
What is octave-arduino
octave-arduino is:
Basic Octave implementation of the matlab arduino extension, allowing communication to a programmed arduino board to control its hardware.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-arduino on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install octave-arduino Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-arduino using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-arduino
Install octave-arduino Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-arduino using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-arduino
Install octave-arduino 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 octave-arduino using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-arduino
How To Uninstall octave-arduino on Debian 10
To uninstall only the octave-arduino package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-arduino
Uninstall octave-arduino And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-arduino and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-arduino
Remove octave-arduino Configurations and Data
To remove octave-arduino configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-arduino
Remove octave-arduino configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-arduino configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-arduino
Dependencies
octave-arduino have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-arduino package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.