How To Install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8. plotutils is GNU vector and raster graphics utilities and libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `plotutils`

The GNU plotutils package contains software for both programmers and technical users. Its centerpiece is libplot, a powerful C/C++ function library for exporting 2-D vector graphics in many file formats, both vector and raster. It can also do vector graphics animations. Besides libplot, the package contains command-line programs for plotting scientific data. Many of them use libplot to export graphics

We can use yum or dnf to install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install plotutils.

Install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install plotutils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plotutils

Install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install plotutils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plotutils

How To Uninstall plotutils on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove plotutils

plotutils Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/double
/usr/bin/graph
/usr/bin/hersheydemo
/usr/bin/ode
/usr/bin/pic2plot
/usr/bin/plot
/usr/bin/plotfont
/usr/bin/spline
/usr/bin/tek2plot
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/ddc09d7d0d9da278a14887a0e114e9c9050224
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/5fa8d22f1ba5b1ff62e1d2c940e4dbe4515f9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/37
/usr/lib/.build-id/37/5449fb99725358c4d0bea63300a318547afbbf
/usr/lib/.build-id/57
/usr/lib/.build-id/57/fc57fe3c034e0f0ac75dc134e1756902705247
/usr/lib/.build-id/59
/usr/lib/.build-id/59/d07a6b5425a728b405e36296fb542f7dd2231f
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/0d368458658e703590655789e9cafb1e6f9490
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/bebe366d77b575a323116ad85166e70d658f8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/a74538436839f2156149259e1d68de15edd768
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/8229b92555bb2c0616cdbea197a4c5acd9748b
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7/52d24561d06c7e51240a0fa998c4b9a93ee39e
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/5e103a1b601b7989fdd9eb164bef14f4d1ee6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/705d49ac3a9d1561a875cf021a254222e476a1
/usr/lib64/libplot.so.2
/usr/lib64/libplot.so.2.2.4
/usr/lib64/libplotter.so.2
/usr/lib64/libplotter.so.2.2.4
/usr/lib64/libxmi.so.0
/usr/lib64/libxmi.so.0.1.3
/usr/share/doc/plotutils
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/COMPAT
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/KNOWN_BUGS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/PROBLEMS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/colors.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/h-fonts.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/h-glyphs.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/hershey.bib
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/kana.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/kanji.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/atwoods.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/bead.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/chem.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/coupled.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/ddho.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/dynamo.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/henon.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/limitcycle.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/lorenz.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/lunar.sh
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/orbit.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/population.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/qcd.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/rumor.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/soliton.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/viscous.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/macros.pic
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/pic0.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/pic1.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/picmacros.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/aitest.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/dmerc.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/fotest.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/imtesth.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/karney.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/ocpred.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/scale.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/skymap.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/skymap2.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/usmap.tek
/usr/share/info/libxmi.info.gz
/usr/share/info/plotutils.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/plot.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/plotfont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/spline.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tek2plot.1.gz
/usr/bin/double
/usr/bin/graph
/usr/bin/hersheydemo
/usr/bin/ode
/usr/bin/pic2plot
/usr/bin/plot
/usr/bin/plotfont
/usr/bin/spline
/usr/bin/tek2plot
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/6be9454959668244689f86dffe0c7d70c67522
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/e4acb76efdae665f709e73399de9bbd889d15e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/03a5a96bbfe7d5ab024bfbaa971388c99bc7e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/0e509f6e7ab74ce966d958e42b9971ad2faff5
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/599d7823b866dc67252c086a31bf90d06a691d
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/26865779ee3f591180aa4983daf106dd1db6cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/59
/usr/lib/.build-id/59/d6b9034a4de787c120d995f97ba8940c70733d
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/7ccdfde9fdb0d396a5293b99c67edffc296079
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/5028f78dab65d55d3ae9f1b4333e895aafacc6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/d6cace447321dd3fdbb0492345d61b4862e506
/usr/lib/.build-id/df
/usr/lib/.build-id/df/78facaf8d850fdf4117a2db6513cc4634c1fa2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/0916f87c802907583f042cd3c763bde59fa422
/usr/lib/libplot.so.2
/usr/lib/libplot.so.2.2.4
/usr/lib/libplotter.so.2
/usr/lib/libplotter.so.2.2.4
/usr/lib/libxmi.so.0
/usr/lib/libxmi.so.0.1.3
/usr/share/doc/plotutils
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/COMPAT
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/KNOWN_BUGS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/PROBLEMS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/colors.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/h-fonts.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/h-glyphs.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/hershey.bib
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/kana.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/libplot/kanji.txt
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/atwoods.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/bead.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/chem.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/coupled.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/ddho.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/dynamo.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/henon.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/limitcycle.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/lorenz.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/lunar.sh
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/orbit.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/population.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/qcd.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/rumor.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/soliton.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/ode/viscous.ode
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/macros.pic
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/pic0.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/pic1.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/pic2plot/picmacros.ps
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/README
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/aitest.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/dmerc.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/fotest.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/imtesth.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/karney.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/ocpred.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/scale.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/skymap.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/skymap2.tek
/usr/share/doc/plotutils/tek2plot/usmap.tek
/usr/share/info/libxmi.info.gz
/usr/share/info/plotutils.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ode.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/plot.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/plotfont.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/spline.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tek2plot.1.gz

References

plotutils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plotutils on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.