How To Install octave-geometry on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-geometry on Debian 12.
What is octave-geometry
octave-geometry is:
This package extends the MatGeom functions for Octave, a scientific computing software. It is useful to create, transform, manipulate and display geometric primitives in 2D. It also contains functions for performing boolean operations between two polygons and to manipulate files in SVG and gmsh formats.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-geometry on Debian 12. 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-geometry 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-geometry using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-geometry
Install octave-geometry Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-geometry using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-geometry
Install octave-geometry 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-geometry using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-geometry
How To Uninstall octave-geometry on Debian 12
To uninstall only the octave-geometry package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-geometry
Uninstall octave-geometry And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-geometry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-geometry
Remove octave-geometry Configurations and Data
To remove octave-geometry configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-geometry
Remove octave-geometry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-geometry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-geometry
Dependencies
octave-geometry have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-geometry package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
