How To Install octave-netcdf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-netcdf on Kali Linux. octave-netcdf is Matlab compatible NetCDF interface for Octave

Introduction

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

What is octave-netcdf

octave-netcdf is:

This package contains the Octave binding to the NetCDF library, allowing the creation, the reading, and the display of meta-data of NetCDF files.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-netcdf

Install octave-netcdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-netcdf

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-netcdf

How To Uninstall octave-netcdf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-netcdf

Uninstall octave-netcdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-netcdf

Remove octave-netcdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-netcdf

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-netcdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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