How To Install octave-nurbs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-nurbs on Debian 12.
What is octave-nurbs
octave-nurbs is:
This package contains a collection of routines for the creation and manipulation of Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) using Octave, a scientific computation software.
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-nurbs on Debian 12. 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-nurbs 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-nurbs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-nurbs
Install octave-nurbs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-nurbs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-nurbs
Install octave-nurbs 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-nurbs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-nurbs
How To Uninstall octave-nurbs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the octave-nurbs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-nurbs
Uninstall octave-nurbs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-nurbs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-nurbs
Remove octave-nurbs Configurations and Data
To remove octave-nurbs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-nurbs
Remove octave-nurbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-nurbs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-nurbs
Dependencies
octave-nurbs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-nurbs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.