How To Install octave-optim on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-optim on Debian 11. octave-optim is unconstrained non-linear optimization toolkit for Octave

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-optim on Debian 11.

What is octave-optim

octave-optim is:

Unconstrained Non-linear Optimization toolkit for Octave, a numerical computation software. Included are functions to do linear least square fitting on data points, nonlinear regression using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm, Prony’s method for non-linear exponent fitting and many more.

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

There are three methods to install octave-optim on Debian 11. 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-optim 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-optim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install octave-optim

Install octave-optim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-optim

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-optim

How To Uninstall octave-optim on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove octave-optim

Uninstall octave-optim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-optim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-optim

Remove octave-optim Configurations and Data

To remove octave-optim configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-optim

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

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

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

Dependencies

octave-optim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-optim package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.