How To Install matlab2tikz on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab2tikz on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is matlab2tikz
matlab2tikz is:
matlab2tikz is an Octave script for converting Octave figures into native TikZ/Pgfplots figures, which can then easily be incorporated into a LaTeX document. It supports the conversion of most Octave figures, including 2D and 3D plots.
This package is also compatible with the (nonfree) MATLAB software.
There are three methods to install matlab2tikz on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install matlab2tikz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install matlab2tikz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matlab2tikz
Install matlab2tikz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install matlab2tikz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matlab2tikz
Install matlab2tikz 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 matlab2tikz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matlab2tikz
How To Uninstall matlab2tikz on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the matlab2tikz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matlab2tikz
Uninstall matlab2tikz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matlab2tikz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matlab2tikz
Remove matlab2tikz Configurations and Data
To remove matlab2tikz configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matlab2tikz
Remove matlab2tikz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matlab2tikz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matlab2tikz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matlab2tikz package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
