How To Install octave-fits on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-fits on Kali Linux.
What is octave-fits
octave-fits is:
The Octave-FITS package provides functions for reading and writing FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files. This package uses the libcfitsio library.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-fits 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-fits Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octave-fits using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-fitsInstall octave-fits Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octave-fits using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-fitsInstall octave-fits 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install octave-fits using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-fitsHow To Uninstall octave-fits on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the octave-fits package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-fitsUninstall octave-fits And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-fits and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-fitsRemove octave-fits Configurations and Data
To remove octave-fits configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-fitsRemove octave-fits configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-fits configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-fitsDependencies
octave-fits have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-fits package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.