How To Install octave on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave on Kali Linux. octave is GNU Octave language for numerical computations

Introduction

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

What is octave

octave is:

Octave is a (mostly MATLAB? compatible) high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command-line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically.

Octave can be dynamically extended with user-supplied C++ files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave

Install octave Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave

Install octave 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave

How To Uninstall octave on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove octave

Uninstall octave And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave

Remove octave Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octave

Remove octave configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave

Dependencies

octave have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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