How To Install octave-stk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-stk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is octave-stk
octave-stk is:
The STK is a (not so) Small Toolbox for Kriging. Its primary focus is on the interpolation/regression technique known as kriging, which is very closely related to Splines and Radial Basis Functions, and can be interpreted as a non-parametric Bayesian method using a Gaussian Process (GP) prior. The STK also provides tools for the sequential and non-sequential design of experiments. Even though it is, currently, mostly geared towards the Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments (DACE), the STK can be useful for other applications areas (such as Geostatistics, Machine Learning, Non-parametric Regression, etc.).
This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.
There are three methods to install octave-stk 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-stk 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-stk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-stk
Install octave-stk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-stk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-stk
Install octave-stk 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-stk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-stk
How To Uninstall octave-stk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the octave-stk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-stk
Uninstall octave-stk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-stk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-stk
Remove octave-stk Configurations and Data
To remove octave-stk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-stk
Remove octave-stk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-stk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-stk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-stk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
