How To Install octave-msh on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-msh on Kali Linux. octave-msh is create and manage meshes for FE or FV solvers in Octave

Introduction

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

What is octave-msh

octave-msh is:

This package creates and manages triangular and tetrahedral meshes for Finite Element or Finite Volume PDE solvers in Octave, a scientific computation software. It uses a mesh data structure compatible with pdetool. It relies on gmsh for unstructured mesh generation.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-msh

Install octave-msh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-msh

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-msh

How To Uninstall octave-msh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-msh

Uninstall octave-msh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-msh

Remove octave-msh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-msh

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-msh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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