How To Install octave-ltfat on Debian 10

Learn how to install octave-ltfat on Debian 10 with this tutorial. octave-ltfat is Large Time/Frequency Analysis Toolbox

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-ltfat on Debian 10.

What is octave-ltfat

octave-ltfat is:

This package provides a Matlab/Octave toolbox for working with time-frequency analysis, wavelets and signal processing. It is intended both as an educational and a computational tool. The toolbox provides a large number of linear transforms including Gabor and wavelet transforms along with routines for constructing windows (filter prototypes) and routines for manipulating coefficients.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-ltfat on Debian 10. 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-ltfat 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-ltfat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-ltfat

Install octave-ltfat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-ltfat

Install octave-ltfat 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-ltfat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-ltfat

How To Uninstall octave-ltfat on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-ltfat

Uninstall octave-ltfat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-ltfat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-ltfat

Remove octave-ltfat Configurations and Data

To remove octave-ltfat configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-ltfat

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-ltfat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-ltfat package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.