How To Install plfit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install plfit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. plfit-doc is fitting power-law distributions to empirical data – doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plfit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is plfit-doc

plfit-doc is:

The plfit software fits power-law distributions to empirical (discrete or continuous) data, according to the method of Clauset, Shalizi and Newman [SIAM Review 51, 661-703 (2009)].

This package provides examples and data samples.

There are three methods to install plfit-doc 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 plfit-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plfit-doc

Install plfit-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plfit-doc

Install plfit-doc 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 plfit-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plfit-doc

How To Uninstall plfit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the plfit-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plfit-doc

Uninstall plfit-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall plfit-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plfit-doc

Remove plfit-doc Configurations and Data

To remove plfit-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge plfit-doc

Remove plfit-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plfit-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plfit-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.