How To Install octave-arduino on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-arduino on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 octave-arduino using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-arduino

How To Uninstall octave-arduino on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• octave
• octave-instrument-control
• arduino

References

• octave-arduino website

Summary

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