How To Install octave-interval on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-interval on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is octave-interval
octave-interval is:
The interval package for real-valued interval arithmetic allows one to evaluate functions over subsets of their domain. All results are verified, because interval computations automatically keep track of any errors.
These concepts can be used to handle uncertainties, estimate arithmetic errors and produce reliable results. Also it can be applied to computer-assisted proofs, constraint programming, and verified computing.
The implementation is based on interval boundaries represented by binary64 numbers and is conforming to IEEE Std 1788-2015, IEEE standard for interval arithmetic.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-interval 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-interval 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-interval using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-interval
Install octave-interval Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-interval using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-interval
Install octave-interval 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-interval using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-interval
How To Uninstall octave-interval on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the octave-interval package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-interval
Uninstall octave-interval And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-interval and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-interval
Remove octave-interval Configurations and Data
To remove octave-interval configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-interval
Remove octave-interval configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-interval configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-interval
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-interval package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
