How To Install octave-nurbs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-nurbs on Kali Linux. octave-nurbs is non-uniform rational B-splines for Octave

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-nurbs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-nurbs

How To Uninstall octave-nurbs on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.