How To Install octave-doctest on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-doctest on Debian 10.
What is octave-doctest
octave-doctest is:
The Octave-Forge Doctest package finds specially-formatted blocks of example code within documentation files. It then executes the code and confirms the output is correct. This can be useful as part of a testing framework or simply to ensure that documentation stays up-to-date during software development.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-doctest 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-doctest 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-doctest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-doctest
Install octave-doctest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-doctest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-doctest
Install octave-doctest 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-doctest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-doctest
How To Uninstall octave-doctest on Debian 10
To uninstall only the octave-doctest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-doctest
Uninstall octave-doctest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-doctest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-doctest
Remove octave-doctest Configurations and Data
To remove octave-doctest configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-doctest
Remove octave-doctest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-doctest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-doctest
Dependencies
octave-doctest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-doctest package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.