How To Install libmgl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 libmgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmgl-dev
How To Uninstall libmgl-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmgl-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
