How To Install octave-dataframe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-dataframe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is octave-dataframe
octave-dataframe is:
In the R language, a dataframe object is a way to group tabular data. The functions in this package allow the manipulation of data in a similar way in Octave. Dataframe objects in Octave can be created in a variety of ways (from other objects or from tabular data in a file) and then can be accessed either as matrix or by column name.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-dataframe on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-dataframe 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-dataframe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-dataframe
Install octave-dataframe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-dataframe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-dataframe
Install octave-dataframe 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-dataframe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-dataframe
How To Uninstall octave-dataframe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the octave-dataframe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-dataframe
Uninstall octave-dataframe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-dataframe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-dataframe
Remove octave-dataframe Configurations and Data
To remove octave-dataframe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-dataframe
Remove octave-dataframe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-dataframe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-dataframe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-dataframe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.