How To Install octave-nlopt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-nlopt on Kali Linux. octave-nlopt is nonlinear optimization library – GNU Octave package

Introduction

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

What is octave-nlopt

octave-nlopt is:

NLopt is a free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization, providing a common interface for a number of different free optimization routines available online as well as original implementations of various other algorithms. Its features include:

* Callable from C, C++, Fortran, GNU Octave, Python, GNU Guile, GNU R.
* A common interface for many different algorithms
* Support for large-scale optimization.
* Both global and local optimization algorithms.
* Algorithms using function values only (derivative-free) and also
  algorithms exploiting user-supplied gradients.
* Algorithms for unconstrained optimization, bound-constrained optimization,
  and general nonlinear inequality/equality constraints.

This package contains the module for the GNU Octave.

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-nlopt

Install octave-nlopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-nlopt

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-nlopt

How To Uninstall octave-nlopt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-nlopt

Uninstall octave-nlopt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-nlopt

Remove octave-nlopt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-nlopt

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-nlopt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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