How To Install pgplot5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgplot5 on Kali Linux. pgplot5 is large subroutine library for plotting scientific data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgplot5 on Kali Linux.

What is pgplot5

pgplot5 is:

This package contains both runtime and development libraries. Many routines are included in pgplot for viewing scientific data. Many (about 70) output devices are supported. 2-D, 3-D, contour, image manipulation, etc. are well supported. Interactive routines are included. Both a C and a FORTRAN library are present. See http://astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ for documentation.

There are three methods to install pgplot5 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 pgplot5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pgplot5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pgplot5

Install pgplot5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pgplot5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pgplot5

Install pgplot5 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 pgplot5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgplot5

How To Uninstall pgplot5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pgplot5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pgplot5

Uninstall pgplot5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pgplot5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgplot5

Remove pgplot5 Configurations and Data

To remove pgplot5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pgplot5

Remove pgplot5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pgplot5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgplot5

Dependencies

pgplot5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgplot5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.