How To Install python3-gnuplotlib on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-gnuplotlib on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-gnuplotlib is Gnuplot-based plotter for numpy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnuplotlib on Debian 10.

What is python3-gnuplotlib

python3-gnuplotlib is:

gnuplotlib allows numpy data to be plotted using Gnuplot as a backend. As much as was possible, this module acts as a passive pass-through to Gnuplot, thus making available the full power and flexibility of the Gnuplot backend.

This is the package for Python3

There are three methods to install python3-gnuplotlib on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-gnuplotlib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gnuplotlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gnuplotlib

Install python3-gnuplotlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gnuplotlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gnuplotlib

Install python3-gnuplotlib 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 python3-gnuplotlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gnuplotlib

How To Uninstall python3-gnuplotlib on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-gnuplotlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gnuplotlib

Uninstall python3-gnuplotlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gnuplotlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gnuplotlib

Remove python3-gnuplotlib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gnuplotlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gnuplotlib

Remove python3-gnuplotlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gnuplotlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gnuplotlib

Dependencies

python3-gnuplotlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnuplotlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.