How To Install libmgl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-dev on Kali Linux. libmgl-dev is library for scientific graphs (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmgl-dev

libmgl-dev is:

A free cross-platform library of fast C++ routines for plotting data in up to 3 dimensions. It can export plots to bitmaps and vector EPS, SVG, IDTF files. There are simple window interfaces based on GLUT, FLTK and/or Qt. MathGL can also be used in the console. There are interfaces to a set of languages, such as, C, Fortran, Pascal, Forth, Python, Octave.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libmgl-dev 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 libmgl-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmgl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmgl-dev

Install libmgl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmgl-dev

Install libmgl-dev 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 libmgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmgl-dev

How To Uninstall libmgl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmgl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmgl-dev

Uninstall libmgl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmgl-dev

Remove libmgl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmgl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmgl-dev

Remove libmgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmgl-dev

Dependencies

libmgl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.