How To Install octave-jsonlab on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-jsonlab on Kali Linux.

What is octave-jsonlab

octave-jsonlab is:

JSONLab is a free and open-source JSON/UBJSON/MessagePack encoder and decoder written in the native MATLAB language. It can be used to convert a MATLAB data structure (array, struct, cell, struct array, cell array, and objects) into JSON/UBJSON/MessagePack formatted strings and files, or to parse a JSON/UBJSON/MessagePack file into MATLAB data structure. JSONLab supports both MATLAB and GNU Octave.

JSONLab is not just a parser and writer of JSON/UBJSON data files, but one that systematically converts complex scientific data structures into human-readable and universally supported JSON forms using the standardized JData data annotations.

This package provides support for Octave.

There are three methods to install octave-jsonlab 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-jsonlab 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-jsonlab using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-jsonlab

Install octave-jsonlab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-jsonlab using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install octave-jsonlab

Install octave-jsonlab 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install octave-jsonlab using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-jsonlab

How To Uninstall octave-jsonlab on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the octave-jsonlab package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-jsonlab

Uninstall octave-jsonlab And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-jsonlab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-jsonlab

Remove octave-jsonlab Configurations and Data

To remove octave-jsonlab configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-jsonlab

Remove octave-jsonlab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove octave-jsonlab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-jsonlab

Dependencies

octave-jsonlab have the following dependencies:

• octave-zmat
• octave

References

• octave-jsonlab website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-jsonlab package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.