How To Install octave-octproj on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-octproj on Ubuntu 18.04. octave-octproj is GNU Octave bindings to PROJ.4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-octproj on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is octave-octproj

octave-octproj is:

This package allows to call functions of PROJ.4 library for cartographic projections transformations.

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

There are three methods to install octave-octproj on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-octproj 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-octproj using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-octproj

Install octave-octproj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-octproj

Install octave-octproj 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-octproj

How To Uninstall octave-octproj on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-octproj

Uninstall octave-octproj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-octproj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-octproj

Remove octave-octproj Configurations and Data

To remove octave-octproj configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-octproj

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-octproj package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.