How To Install libplplot-lua on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplot-lua on Debian 9. libplplot-lua is Scientific plotting library (lua bindings)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplot-lua on Debian 9.

What is libplplot-lua

libplplot-lua is:

PLplot is relatively small, portable, freely distributable, and is rich enough to satisfy most users. It has a wide range of plot types including line (linear, log), contour, 3D, fill, and almost 1000 characters (including Greek and mathematical) in its extended font set. The package is designed to make it easy to quickly get graphical output; only a handful of function calls is typically required. For more advanced use, virtually all aspects of plotting are configurable.

This package provides the lua bindings for PLplot.

There are three methods to install libplplot-lua on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libplplot-lua Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libplplot-lua

Install libplplot-lua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libplplot-lua

Install libplplot-lua 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 libplplot-lua using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libplplot-lua

How To Uninstall libplplot-lua on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libplplot-lua package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libplplot-lua

Uninstall libplplot-lua And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libplplot-lua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplplot-lua

Remove libplplot-lua Configurations and Data

To remove libplplot-lua configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libplplot-lua

Remove libplplot-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplplot-lua

Dependencies

libplplot-lua have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libplplot-lua package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.